Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caréner
Introduction to the verb caréner
The English translation of the French verb caréner is “to careen.” It is pronounced as “ka-rey-ney” in its infinitive form.
Caréner comes from the Old French word “carener” meaning “to clean the hull of a ship.” It is most often used in the nautical context to describe the process of tilting a ship to one side for maintenance or repair work on the hull.
In everyday French, the verb caréner is commonly used in the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) tense to talk about past actions or events that have been completed. Here are three examples of its usage in this tense, with the respective English translations:
- J’ai caréné le bateau hier. (I careened the boat yesterday.)
- Il a caréné le navire avant de partir en mer. (He careened the ship before setting sail.)
- Nous avons caréné notre voilier pour enlever les algues. (We careened our sailboat to remove the algae.)
Table of the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of caréner
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | ai caréné | J’ai caréné mon bateau. | I scraped the hull of my boat. |
tu | as caréné | Tu as caréné ton kayak. | You scraped the hull of your kayak. |
il | a caréné | Il a caréné son voilier. | He scraped the hull of his sailboat. |
elle | a caréné | Elle a caréné son bateau à moteur. | She scraped the hull of her motorboat. |
on | a caréné | On a caréné le navire. | We scraped the hull of the ship. |
nous | avons caréné | Nous avons caréné le bateau. | We scraped the hull of the boat. |
vous | avez caréné | Vous avez caréné le voilier. | You scraped the hull of the sailboat. |
ils | ont caréné | Ils ont caréné leur bateau. | They scraped the hull of their boat. |
elles | ont caréné | Elles ont caréné leur canoë. | They scraped the hull of their canoe. |
Other Conjugations for Caréner.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb caréner
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caréner
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caréner
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caréner (this article)
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caréner
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caréner
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caréner
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caréner
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caréner
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caréner
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caréner
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caréner
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caréner
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caréner
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caréner
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caréner
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caréner
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Caréner – 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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