Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boiter
Introduction to the verb boiter
The English translation of the French verb boiter is “to limp” or “to hobble.” It is pronounced as “bwah-tey” in the infinitive form.
The word boiter comes from the Latin word “bitūm,” meaning “limping.” In everyday French, boiter is most often used in the passé composé tense to talk about a past action that was completed at a specific time. This tense is formed by using the auxiliary verb avoir and the past participle of boiter, which is boité.
Here are three simple examples of boiter in the passé composé tense:
- J’ai boité tout le chemin jusqu’à la maison. (I limped all the way home.)
- Tu as boité après avoir tordu ta cheville. (You hobbled after twisting your ankle.)
- Elle a boité depuis qu’elle s’est blessée à la jambe. (She has been limping since she injured her leg.)
Table of the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of boiter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | ai boité | J’ai boité sur la jambe cassée. | I limped on my broken leg. |
tu | as boité | Tu as boité après la course. | You limped after the race. |
il | a boité | Il a boité en sortant de la voiture. | He limped getting out of the car. |
elle | a boité | Elle a boité jusqu’à son siège. | She limped to her seat. |
on | a boité | On a boité à cause de ses chaussures. | We limped because of our shoes. |
nous | avons boité | Nous avons boité ensemble. | We limped together. |
vous | avez boité | Vous avez boité pendant la randonnée. | You limped during the hike. |
ils | ont boité | Ils ont boité après le match. | They limped after the game. |
elles | ont boité | Elles ont boité en descendant les escaliers. | They limped down the stairs. |
Other Conjugations for Boiter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb boiter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boiter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boiter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boiter (this article)
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boiter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boiter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boiter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boiter
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boiter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boiter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boiter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boiter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boiter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boiter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boiter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boiter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boiter
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Boiter – 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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