Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb agriffer
Introduction to the verb agriffer
The English translation of the French verb agriffer is “to scratch” or “to claw.” It is pronounced ah-gree-fay in the infinitive form. The language origin of agriffer comes from the combination of the prefix “a-” which usually indicates a direction or action, and the verb griffer which means “to scratch” or “to claw.”
In everyday French, agriffer is most often used in the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) tense to describe a past action that has been completed. It is commonly used to talk about scratches or claw marks that have been left on a surface or to describe the action of scratching or clawing.
Here are three simple examples of its usage in the Passé Composé tense with their respective English translations:
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J’ai agriffé mon bras sur une branche en me promenant dans la forêt. (I scratched my arm on a branch while walking in the forest.)
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Le chat a agriffé le canapé et l’a complètement déchiré. (The cat clawed the couch and completely tore it.)
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Les griffes de l’animal ont agriffé le mur de la maison. (The animal’s claws scratched the wall of the house.)
Table of the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of agriffer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | ai agriffé | J’ai agriffé la feuille. | I scratched the paper. |
tu | as agriffé | Tu as agriffé le mur. | You scratched the wall. |
il | a agriffé | Il a agriffé le meuble. | He scratched the furniture. |
elle | a agriffé | Elle a agriffé le tissu. | She scratched the fabric. |
on | a agriffé | On a agriffé le bois. | We scratched the wood. |
nous | avons agriffé | Nous avons agriffé la surface. | We scratched the surface. |
vous | avez agriffé | Vous avez agriffé la voiture. | You scratched the car. |
ils | ont agriffé | Ils ont agriffé la porte. | They scratched the door. |
elles | ont agriffé | Elles ont agriffé le sol. | They scratched the floor. |
Other Conjugations for Agriffer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb agriffer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb agriffer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb agriffer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb agriffer (this article)
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb agriffer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb agriffer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb agriffer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb agriffer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb agriffer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb agriffer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb agriffer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb agriffer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb agriffer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb agriffer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb agriffer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb agriffer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb agriffer
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Agriffer – 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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