Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cantonner
Introduction to the verb cantonner
The English translation of the French verb cantonner is “to quarter” or “to lodge”. It is pronounced “kahn-ton-nay”.
The word cantonner comes from the Old French word “canton”, meaning “corner” or “region”. It is most often used in everyday French in the Passé Composé tense, which is the equivalent of the English present perfect tense.
Examples of using cantonner in the Passé Composé tense are:
- Nous avons été cantonnés dans un petit village pendant la durée de notre séjour. (We were quartered in a small village during our stay.)
- Les soldats ont été cantonnés dans des tentes près de la frontière. (The soldiers were lodged in tents near the border.)
- Les étudiants ont été cantonnés dans une auberge de jeunesse lors de leur voyage à Paris. (The students were quartered in a youth hostel during their trip to Paris.)
Table of the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of cantonner
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | ai cantonné | J’ai cantonné dans un hôtel. | I stayed in a hotel. |
tu | as cantonné | Tu as cantonné à la campagne. | You stayed in the countryside. |
il | a cantonné | Il a cantonné dans une caserne. | He stayed in a barracks. |
elle | a cantonné | Elle a cantonné dans un appartement. | She stayed in an apartment. |
on | a cantonné | On a cantonné dans une petite ville. | We stayed in a small town. |
nous | avons cantonné | Nous avons cantonné au bord de la mer. | We stayed by the sea. |
vous | avez cantonné | Vous avez cantonné chez des amis. | You stayed at your friends’ house. |
ils | ont cantonné | Ils ont cantonné à la montagne. | They stayed in the mountains. |
elles | ont cantonné | Elles ont cantonné dans un chalet. | They stayed in a cottage. |
Other Conjugations for Cantonner.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb cantonner
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cantonner
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cantonner
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cantonner (this article)
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cantonner
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cantonner
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cantonner
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cantonner
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cantonner
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cantonner
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cantonner
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cantonner
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cantonner
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cantonner
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cantonner
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cantonner
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cantonner
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Cantonner – 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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