Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cabotiner
Introduction to the verb cabotiner
The English translation of the French verb cabotiner is “to perform/comedown on stage” or “to show off”. It is pronounced “kah-boh-tee-neh” in the infinitive form.
The word originated from the Old French word “cabotin”, which referred to an actor who performed in a theatrical piece with exaggerated gestures and movements. In modern French, it is often used to describe someone who is showing off or acting in a dramatic or exaggerated manner.
In the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) tense, cabotiner is conjugated with the auxiliary verb “avoir” and the past participle “cabotiné”. Here are three simple examples of its usage:
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J’ai cabotiné lors de la soirée hier soir. (I showed off during the party last night.)
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Tu as trop cabotiné pendant le spectacle. (You showed off too much during the show.)
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Elle a cabotiné pour impressionner son nouvel amour. (She showed off to impress her new love.)
In all of these examples, the verb cabotiner is used to describe someone’s behavior or actions of showing off or performing in an exaggerated manner.
Table of the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of cabotiner
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | ai cabotiné | J’ai cabotiné sur scène. | I hammed it up on stage. |
tu | as cabotiné | Tu as cabotiné dans la pièce. | You hammed it up in the play. |
il | a cabotiné | Il a cabotiné devant la caméra. | He hammed it up in front of the camera. |
elle | a cabotiné | Elle a cabotiné dans la comédie musicale. | She hammed it up in the musical. |
on | a cabotiné | On a cabotiné pour le public. | We hammed it up for the audience. |
nous | avons cabotiné | Nous avons cabotiné tout le temps. | We hammed it up all the time. |
vous | avez cabotiné | Vous avez cabotiné pendant la pièce. | You hammed it up during the play. |
ils | ont cabotiné | Ils ont cabotiné dans le spectacle. | They hammed it up in the show. |
elles | ont cabotiné | Elles ont cabotiné pour les rires. | They hammed it up for laughs. |
Other Conjugations for Cabotiner.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb cabotiner
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cabotiner
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cabotiner
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cabotiner (this article)
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cabotiner
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cabotiner
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cabotiner
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cabotiner
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cabotiner
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cabotiner
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cabotiner
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cabotiner
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cabotiner
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cabotiner
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cabotiner
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cabotiner
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cabotiner
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Cabotiner – 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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