Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb agiter
Introduction to the verb agiter
The English translation of the French verb agiter is “to shake” or “to stir.” In French, the infinitive form is pronounced “ah-zhee-tay.”
Agiter comes from the Latin word “agitare” meaning “to stir” or “to move.” It is most often used in everyday French in the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) tense to describe an action that has been completed in the past.
Here are three simple examples of its usage in the Passé Composé tense with their English translations:
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J’ai agité la bouteille avant de la verser. (I shook the bottle before pouring it.)
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Elle a agité les bras pour attirer mon attention. (She waved her arms to get my attention.)
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Nous avons agité nos drapeaux pendant le défilé. (We waved our flags during the parade.)
Table of the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of agiter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | ai agité | J’ai agité la bouteille. | I shook the bottle. |
tu | as agité | Tu as agité les bras. | You shook your arms. |
il | a agité | Il a agité le drapeau. | He waved the flag. |
elle | a agité | Elle a agité les cheveux. | She waved her hair. |
on | a agité | On a agité le drapeau blanc. | We waved the white flag. |
nous | avons agité | Nous avons agité les mains. | We waved our hands. |
vous | avez agité | Vous avez agité la bannière. | You waved the banner. |
ils | ont agité | Ils ont agité les branches. | They shook the branches. |
elles | ont agité | Elles ont agité les jambes. | They shook their legs. |
Other Conjugations for Agiter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb agiter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb agiter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb agiter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb agiter (this article)
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb agiter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb agiter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb agiter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb agiter
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb agiter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb agiter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb agiter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb agiter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb agiter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb agiter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb agiter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb agiter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb agiter
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Agiter – 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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