Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb créner
Introduction to the verb créner
The English translation of the French verb créner is “to notch” or “to indent”. The infinitive form of the verb is pronounced as “kreh-nay”.
The word créner is derived from the Latin word “crenare”, meaning “to make notches”. It is most often used as a transitive verb, meaning it requires a direct object, and is commonly used in the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) tense to describe an action that has been completed in the past.
Here are three simple examples of créner used in the Passé Composé tense:
- J’ai créné le bois pour le rendre plus facile à couper. (I notched the wood to make it easier to cut.)
- Ils ont créné les papiers pour les classer dans le dossier. (They indented the papers to file them in the folder.)
- Tu as créné les bords du gâteau pour le décorer. (You notched the edges of the cake to decorate it.)
In all of these examples, créner is used as a transitive verb, followed by the direct object (le bois, les papiers, les bords du gâteau). The action of notching or indenting has been completed in the past.
Table of the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of créner
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | ai créneé | J’ai créneé la chaise. | I notched the chair. |
tu | as créneé | Tu as créneé la table. | You notched the table. |
il | a créneé | Il a créneé le bois. | He notched the wood. |
elle | a créneé | Elle a créneé le métal. | She notched the metal. |
on | a créneé | On a créneé le papier. | We notched the paper. |
nous | avons créneé | Nous avons créneé le tissu. | We notched the fabric. |
vous | avez créneé | Vous avez créneé la pierre. | You notched the stone. |
ils | ont créneé | Ils ont créneé le verre. | They notched the glass. |
elles | ont créneé | Elles ont créneé la céramique. | They notched the ceramic. |
Other Conjugations for Créner.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb créner
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb créner
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb créner
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb créner (this article)
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb créner
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb créner
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb créner
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb créner
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb créner
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb créner
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb créner
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb créner
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb créner
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb créner
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb créner
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb créner
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb créner
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Créner – 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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