Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calter
Introduction to the verb calter
The English translation of the French verb calter is “to stumble” or “to bumble.” It is pronounced as “kal-teh” in the infinitive form.
The origin of calter is from the Old French word “caltier,” which means “to stumble.” It is most often used in everyday French in the passé composé (present perfect) tense to describe actions that have just been completed in the past.
Examples:
- Je suis calté en marchant dans la rue. (I stumbled while walking on the street.)
- Nous avons calté en essayant de suivre les instructions. (We stumbled while trying to follow the instructions.)
- Tu as calté en parlant devant tout le monde. (You stumbled while speaking in front of everyone.)
English translations:
- I stumbled while walking on the street.
- We stumbled while trying to follow the instructions.
- You stumbled while speaking in front of everyone.
Table of the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of calter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | ai calté | J’ai calté la route. | I dodged the road. |
tu | as calté | Tu as calté le chien. | You dodged the dog. |
il | a calté | Il a calté la balle. | He dodged the ball. |
elle | a calté | Elle a calté le coup. | She dodged the hit. |
on | a calté | On a calté la pluie. | We dodged the rain. |
nous | avons calté | Nous avons calté le piège. | We dodged the trap. |
vous | avez calté | Vous avez calté l’attaque. | You dodged the attack. |
ils | ont calté | Ils ont calté la question. | They dodged the question. |
elles | ont calté | Elles ont calté l’avion. | They dodged the plane. |
Other Conjugations for Calter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb calter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calter (this article)
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calter
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calter
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Calter – 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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