Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb carillonner
Introduction to the verb carillonner
The English translation of the French verb carillonner is “to chime” or “to ring (a bell)”. It is pronounced as “kah-ree-yoh-nay”.
Carillonner comes from the noun “carillon”, which refers to a set of bells that are played using a keyboard or levers. The verb carillonner is typically used to describe the action of playing or ringing these bells.
In every day French, carillonner is most often used in the Passé Composé tense, which is the equivalent of the present perfect tense in English. This tense is used to talk about past actions that have been completed.
Here are three simple examples of carillonner in the Passé Composé tense:
- J’ai carillonné les cloches de l’église hier soir. (I chimed the bells of the church last night.)
- Il a carillonné le carillon pour annoncer l’heure. (He rang the chimes to announce the time.)
- Nous avons carillonné joyeusement pour célébrer notre victoire. (We chimed happily to celebrate our victory.)
Table of the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of carillonner
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | ai carillonné | J’ai carillonné à la porte. | I rang the doorbell. |
tu | as carillonné | Tu as carillonné pour annoncer ton arrivée. | You rang to announce your arrival. |
il | a carillonné | Il a carillonné toutes les heures. | He rang every hour. |
elle | a carillonné | Elle a carillonné les nouvelles. | She rang the news. |
on | a carillonné | On a carillonné pour célébrer la victoire. | We rang to celebrate the victory. |
nous | avons carillonné | Nous avons carillonné pour inviter les voisins. | We rang to invite the neighbors. |
vous | avez carillonné | Vous avez carillonné pour ouvrir la porte. | You rang to open the door. |
ils | ont carillonné | Ils ont carillonné les cloches pour la messe. | They rang the bells for mass. |
elles | ont carillonné | Elles ont carillonné pour appeler les enfants. | They rang to call the children. |
Other Conjugations for Carillonner.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb carillonner
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb carillonner
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb carillonner
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb carillonner (this article)
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb carillonner
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb carillonner
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb carillonner
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb carillonner
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb carillonner
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb carillonner
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb carillonner
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb carillonner
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb carillonner
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb carillonner
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb carillonner
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb carillonner
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Carillonner – 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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