Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chipoter
Introduction to the verb chipoter
The English translation of the French verb chipoter is “to nitpick” or “to quibble.” It is pronounced as “shee-po-tay” in the infinitive form.
Chipoter comes from the Old French word “chiper,” which means “to pick at” or “to quibble.” It is mostly used in everyday French to express someone who is being overly critical or fussy about small details. In the Passé Composé tense, it is used to describe an action that was done in the past and is now completed.
Examples of usage in the Passé Composé tense:
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J’ai chipoté pendant des heures sur le choix des couleurs pour la décoration de la maison. (I nitpicked for hours over the choice of colors for the decoration of the house.)
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Il a chipoté sur chaque détail du projet, ce qui a retardé sa réalisation. (He quibbled over every detail of the project, which delayed its completion.)
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Nous avons passé la soirée à chipoter sur le menu du dîner. (We spent the evening nitpicking over the dinner menu.)
Table of the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of chipoter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | ai chipoté | J’ai chipoté avec les boutons. | I fiddled with the buttons. |
tu | as chipoté | Tu as chipoté sur ton téléphone. | You tinkered on your phone. |
il | a chipoté | Il a chipoté avec les réglages. | He fiddled with the settings. |
elle | a chipoté | Elle a chipoté avec ses cheveux. | She fiddled with her hair. |
on | a chipoté | On a chipoté avec le système. | We tinkered with the system. |
nous | avons chipoté | Nous avons chipoté sur le projet. | We fiddled with the project. |
vous | avez chipoté | Vous avez chipoté avec les couleurs. | You tinkered with the colors. |
ils | ont chipoté | Ils ont chipoté sur l’idée. | They fiddled with the idea. |
elles | ont chipoté | Elles ont chipoté avec les ingrédients. | They fiddled with the ingredients. |
Other Conjugations for Chipoter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb chipoter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chipoter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chipoter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chipoter (this article)
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chipoter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chipoter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chipoter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chipoter
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chipoter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chipoter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chipoter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chipoter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chipoter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chipoter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chipoter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chipoter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chipoter
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Chipoter – About the French Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense
Formation of the Passé Composé
Set the auxiliary verb with either
Conjugate the auxiliary verb
Add the past participle
Common everyday usage patterns
Narrating Past Events
Sequential Actions
Describing Completed Actions
Interactions with other tenses
Imperfect Tense
Conditional and Future Tenses
Summary
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