Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cafarder
Introduction to the verb cafarder
The English translation of the French verb cafarder is “to snitch” or “to rat out.” It is pronounced as “kah-far-day.”
Cafarder comes from the French word “cafard,” which means cockroach. In everyday French, it is most often used in the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) tense to describe the action of betraying or reporting on someone.
Here are three examples of cafarder in the Passé Composé tense with their English translations:
- J’ai cafardé mes collègues au patron. (I snitched on my colleagues to the boss.)
- Ils ont cafardé leur voisin à la police. (They ratted out their neighbor to the police.)
- Elle a cafardé son petit ami à ses parents. (She told on her boyfriend to her parents.)
In all of these examples, cafarder is used to describe the action of betraying or reporting on someone in the past. It is often seen as a negative action and can be used in a derogatory way.
Table of the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of cafarder
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | ai cafardé | J’ai cafardé mon voisin. | I tattled on my neighbor. |
tu | as cafardé | Tu as cafardé à l’école. | You tattled at school. |
il | a cafardé | Il a cafardé à sa mère. | He tattled to his mother. |
elle | a cafardé | Elle a cafardé à son patron. | She tattled to her boss. |
on | a cafardé | On a cafardé à la police. | We tattled to the police. |
nous | avons cafardé | Nous avons cafardé sur nos collègues. | We tattled on our colleagues. |
vous | avez cafardé | Vous avez cafardé sur votre ami. | You tattled on your friend. |
ils | ont cafardé | Ils ont cafardé sur leur camarade. | They tattled on their classmate. |
elles | ont cafardé | Elles ont cafardé à leur professeur. | They tattled to their teacher. |
Other Conjugations for Cafarder.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb cafarder
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cafarder
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cafarder
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cafarder (this article)
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cafarder
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cafarder
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cafarder
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cafarder
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cafarder
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cafarder
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cafarder
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cafarder
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cafarder
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cafarder
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cafarder
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cafarder
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cafarder
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Cafarder – 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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