Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cabosser
Introduction to the verb cabosser
The English translation of the French verb cabosser is “to dent” or “to ding.” The infinitive form, cabosser, is pronounced “kah-boh-say.”
The word cabosser comes from the Old French word “cabousser,” which means “to bump” or “to hit.” It is most often used in everyday French in the Passé Composé tense, which is the equivalent of the Present Perfect tense in English.
Examples:
- J’ai cabossé ma voiture en me garant. (I dented my car while parking.)
- Nous avons cabossé notre table en la déplaçant. (We dinged our table while moving it.)
- Tu as cabossé ta bicyclette en tombant. (You dented your bicycle when you fell.)
Table of the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of cabosser
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | ai cabossé | J’ai cabossé la voiture. | I dented the car. |
tu | as cabossé | Tu as cabossé le mur. | You dented the wall. |
il | a cabossé | Il a cabossé la portière. | He dented the door. |
elle | a cabossé | Elle a cabossé le capot. | She dented the hood. |
on | a cabossé | On a cabossé le coffre. | We dented the trunk. |
nous | avons cabossé | Nous avons cabossé le toit. | We dented the roof. |
vous | avez cabossé | Vous avez cabossé la tôle. | You dented the metal. |
ils | ont cabossé | Ils ont cabossé le pare-chocs. | They dented the bumper. |
elles | ont cabossé | Elles ont cabossé la carrosserie. | They dented the bodywork. |
Other Conjugations for Cabosser.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb cabosser
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cabosser
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cabosser
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cabosser (this article)
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cabosser
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cabosser
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cabosser
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cabosser
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cabosser
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cabosser
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cabosser
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cabosser
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cabosser
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cabosser
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cabosser
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cabosser
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cabosser
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Cabosser – 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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