Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cancaner
Introduction to the verb cancaner
The English translation of the French verb cancaner is “to squawk” or “to gossip.” The infinitive form is pronounced as “kahn-ka-nay.”
The word cancaner comes from the French noun “cancan,” meaning gossip or chatter. It is most often used in everyday French in the Passé Composé tense, which is the equivalent of the English present perfect tense.
Three simple examples of its usage in the Passé Composé tense are:
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J’ai entendu les voisins cancaner toute la journée. (I have heard the neighbors gossiping all day.)
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Elle a cancané sur sa collègue toute la soirée. (She gossiped about her colleague all evening.)
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Nous avons beaucoup cancané lors de notre dernier voyage. (We gossiped a lot during our last trip.)
Table of the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of cancaner
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | ai cancanné | J’ai cancanné devant mon miroir. | I gossiped in front of my mirror. |
tu | as cancanné | Tu as cancanné toute la soirée. | You gossiped all evening. |
il | a cancanné | Il a cancanné avec ses amis. | He gossiped with his friends. |
elle | a cancanné | Elle a cancanné sur sa voisine. | She gossiped about her neighbor. |
on | a cancanné | On a cancanné sur les célébrités. | We gossiped about celebrities. |
nous | avons cancanné | Nous avons cancanné au café. | We gossiped in the cafe. |
vous | avez cancanné | Vous avez cancanné au travail. | You gossiped at work. |
ils | ont cancanné | Ils ont cancanné sur leur patron. | They gossiped about their boss. |
elles | ont cancanné | Elles ont cancanné toute la nuit. | They gossiped all night. |
Other Conjugations for Cancaner.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb cancaner
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cancaner
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cancaner
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cancaner (this article)
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cancaner
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cancaner
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cancaner
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cancaner
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cancaner
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cancaner
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cancaner
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cancaner
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cancaner
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cancaner
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cancaner
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cancaner
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cancaner
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Cancaner – 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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