Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cantiner
Introduction to the verb cantiner
The English translation of the French verb cantiner is “to pack a picnic” or “to take a packed lunch.” It is pronounced “kahn-tee-neh.”
Cantiner comes from the noun cantine, meaning “canteen” or “mess hall,” and the suffix -er, which is used to create verbs. It is most often used in everyday French in the Passé Composé tense to talk about actions that were completed in the past. In this tense, it is conjugated with the auxiliary verb avoir.
Examples in the Passé Composé tense:
- Hier, j’ai cantiné pour notre pique-nique au parc. (Yesterday, I packed a picnic for us at the park.)
- Nous avons cantiné nos sandwichs avant de partir en randonnée. (We packed our sandwiches before leaving for the hike.)
- Tu as cantiné un repas pour le voyage en train? (Did you pack a meal for the train ride?)
English translations:
- Yesterday, I packed a picnic for us at the park.
- We packed our sandwiches before leaving for the hike.
- Did you pack a meal for the train ride?
Table of the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of cantiner
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | ai cantiné | J’ai cantiné avec mes amis. | I had lunch with my friends. |
tu | as cantiné | Tu as cantiné tous les jours. | You had lunch every day. |
il | a cantiné | Il a cantiné avec sa famille. | He had lunch with his family. |
elle | a cantiné | Elle a cantiné au restaurant. | She had lunch at the restaurant. |
on | a cantiné | On a cantiné à la cafétéria. | We had lunch at the cafeteria. |
nous | avons cantiné | Nous avons cantiné ensemble. | We had lunch together. |
vous | avez cantiné | Vous avez cantiné avec vos collègues. | You had lunch with your colleagues. |
ils | ont cantiné | Ils ont cantiné à l’école. | They had lunch at school. |
elles | ont cantiné | Elles ont cantiné en ville. | They had lunch in town. |
Other Conjugations for Cantiner.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb cantiner
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cantiner
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cantiner
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cantiner (this article)
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cantiner
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cantiner
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cantiner
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cantiner
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cantiner
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cantiner
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cantiner
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cantiner
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cantiner
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cantiner
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cantiner
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cantiner
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cantiner
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Cantiner – 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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