Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ballotter
Introduction to the verb ballotter
The English translation of the French verb ballotter is “to toss/to shake/to jostle”. The infinitive form is pronounced as bah-loh-teh.
The word ballotter comes from the Old French word “balotter”, which means to toss or shake. It is derived from the Latin word “ballare” which means to dance.
In everyday French, ballotter is most often used in the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) tense to describe an action that has just been completed or is still ongoing.
Examples:
- J’ai balloté le bébé dans mes bras. (I tossed the baby in my arms.)
- Les feuilles sont ballotées par le vent. (The leaves are being shaken by the wind.)
- Elle a été ballotée entre deux opinions pendant des heures. (She was jostled between two opinions for hours.)
Table of the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of ballotter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | ai balloté | J’ai balloté dans le vent. | I was tossed by the wind. |
tu | as balloté | Tu as balloté sur le bateau. | You were tossed on the boat. |
il | a balloté | Il a balloté sur le canapé. | He was tossed on the couch. |
elle | a balloté | Elle a balloté dans la foule. | She was tossed in the crowd. |
on | a balloté | On a balloté dans les vagues. | We were tossed in the waves. |
nous | avons balloté | Nous avons balloté les idées. | We tossed around ideas. |
vous | avez balloté | Vous avez balloté les affaires. | You tossed around the business. |
ils | ont balloté | Ils ont balloté le ballon. | They tossed the ball. |
elles | ont balloté | Elles ont balloté les enfants. | They tossed the children. |
Other Conjugations for Ballotter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb ballotter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ballotter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ballotter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ballotter (this article)
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ballotter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ballotter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ballotter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ballotter
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ballotter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ballotter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ballotter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ballotter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ballotter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ballotter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ballotter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ballotter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ballotter
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Ballotter – 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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