Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bêtifier
Introduction to the verb bêtifier
The English translation of the French verb bêtifier is “to act stupid.” It is pronounced as [be-tee-fee-yay] in the infinitive form.
The language origin of bêtifier comes from the French word “bête,” which means “stupid” or “silly.” In everyday French, bêtifier is most often used in the Passé Composé tense, which is the equivalent of the Present Perfect tense in English. This tense is used to talk about actions that have been completed in the past.
Here are three simple examples of how bêtifier is used in the Passé Composé tense:
- Ils ont bêtifié toute la journée. (They acted stupid all day.)
- J’ai bêtifié en classe et je me suis fait punir. (I acted stupid in class and got punished.)
- Nous avons tous bêtifié ensemble hier soir. (We all acted stupid together last night.)
Table of the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of bêtifier
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | ai bêtifié | J’ai bêtifié mon frère. | I made my brother behave foolishly. |
tu | as bêtifié | Tu as bêtifié tes amis. | You made your friends behave foolishly. |
il | a bêtifié | Il a bêtifié ses enfants. | He made his children behave foolishly. |
elle | a bêtifié | Elle a bêtifié son chien. | She made her dog behave foolishly. |
on | a bêtifié | On a bêtifié le chat. | We made the cat behave foolishly. |
nous | avons bêtifié | Nous avons bêtifié nos voisins. | We made our neighbors behave foolishly. |
vous | avez bêtifié | Vous avez bêtifié votre patron. | You made your boss behave foolishly. |
ils | ont bêtifié | Ils ont bêtifié leurs élèves. | They made their students behave foolishly. |
elles | ont bêtifié | Elles ont bêtifié leur professeur. | They made their teacher behave foolishly. |
Other Conjugations for Bêtifier.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb bêtifier
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bêtifier
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bêtifier
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bêtifier (this article)
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bêtifier
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bêtifier
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bêtifier
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bêtifier
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bêtifier
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bêtifier
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bêtifier
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bêtifier
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bêtifier
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bêtifier
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bêtifier
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bêtifier
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bêtifier
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Bêtifier – 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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