Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb culbuter
Introduction to the verb culbuter
The English translation of the French verb culbuter is “to overturn” or “to tumble.” The infinitive form is pronounced “kool-boo-tay.”
Culbuter comes from the Old French word “culbute,” which means to turn upside down or to stumble. It is most often used in everyday French to describe a physical action of being overturned or tumbling over. In the Passé Composé tense, it is used to talk about a specific event or action that has happened in the past.
Examples:
- J’ai culbuté en descendant les escaliers. (I tumbled while going down the stairs.)
- Nous avons culbuté de la balançoire. (We overturned from the swing.)
- Les vagues ont culbuté le bateau. (The waves overturned the boat.)
Table of the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of culbuter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | ai culbuté | J’ai culbuté le verre. | I toppled the glass. |
tu | as culbuté | Tu as culbuté le vase. | You toppled the vase. |
il | a culbuté | Il a culbuté le tabouret. | He toppled the stool. |
elle | a culbuté | Elle a culbuté la chaise. | She toppled the chair. |
on | a culbuté | On a culbuté l’échelle. | We toppled the ladder. |
nous | avons culbuté | Nous avons culbuté le carton. | We toppled the box. |
vous | avez culbuté | Vous avez culbuté la table. | You toppled the table. |
ils | ont culbuté | Ils ont culbuté le pot. | They toppled the pot. |
elles | ont culbuté | Elles ont culbuté le panier. | They toppled the basket. |
Other Conjugations for Culbuter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb culbuter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb culbuter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb culbuter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb culbuter (this article)
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb culbuter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb culbuter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb culbuter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb culbuter
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb culbuter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb culbuter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb culbuter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb culbuter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb culbuter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb culbuter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb culbuter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb culbuter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb culbuter
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Culbuter – 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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