Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caner
Introduction to the verb caner
The English translation of the French verb caner is “to die” or “to kick the bucket.” It is pronounced as “kah-neh” in its infinitive form.
The verb caner comes from the Latin word “canere” meaning “to sing” or “to recite.” In everyday French, it is most often used in the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) tense, which is formed by using the auxiliary verb “avoir” (to have) and the past participle “canné.”
Three simple examples of its usage in this tense with their English translations are:
- J’ai cané hier soir. (I died last night.)
- Ils ont cané à l’âge de 90 ans. (They kicked the bucket at the age of 90.)
- Elle a déjà cané deux fois dans sa vie. (She has already died twice in her life.)
Table of the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of caner
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | ai cané | J’ai cané hier soir. | I died last night. |
tu | as cané | Tu as cané à la guerre. | You died in the war. |
il | a cané | Il a cané à la course. | He died in the race. |
elle | a cané | Elle a cané d’un accident. | She died from an accident. |
on | a cané | On a cané d’une maladie. | We died from a disease. |
nous | avons cané | Nous avons cané de vieillesse. | We died of old age. |
vous | avez cané | Vous avez cané de faim. | You died of hunger. |
ils | ont cané | Ils ont cané de fatigue. | They died of exhaustion. |
elles | ont cané | Elles ont cané à la guillotine. | They died on the guillotine. |
Other Conjugations for Caner.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb caner
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caner
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caner
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caner (this article)
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caner
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caner
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caner
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caner
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caner
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caner
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caner
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caner
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caner
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caner
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caner
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caner
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caner
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Caner – 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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