Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chicotter
Introduction to the verb chicotter
The English translation of the French verb chicotter is “to whip” or “to flog.” It is pronounced “shee-koh-teh” in its infinitive form.
The origin of chicotter can be traced back to the Latin word “fustigare,” meaning “to beat with a stick.” It is most often used in everyday French in the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) tense to describe a past action that has been completed.
Examples of its usage in this tense include:
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J’ai chicotté le cheval pour le faire avancer plus vite. (I whipped the horse to make it go faster.)
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Les prisonniers étaient chicottés pour toute infraction. (The prisoners were whipped for any infraction.)
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Elle a été chicottée par son père pour avoir menti. (She was whipped by her father for lying.)
Table of the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of chicotter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | ai chicotté | J’ai chicotté le bois. | I chopped the wood. |
tu | as chicotté | Tu as chicotté le tissu. | You cut the fabric. |
il | a chicotté | Il a chicotté la corde. | He cut the rope. |
elle | a chicotté | Elle a chicotté la viande. | She sliced the meat. |
on | a chicotté | On a chicotté le légume. | We chopped the vegetable. |
nous | avons chicotté | Nous avons chicotté le papier. | We shredded the paper. |
vous | avez chicotté | Vous avez chicotté le carton. | You cut the cardboard. |
ils | ont chicotté | Ils ont chicotté la bouteille. | They broke the bottle. |
elles | ont chicotté | Elles ont chicotté la branche. | They pruned the branch. |
Other Conjugations for Chicotter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb chicotter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chicotter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chicotter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chicotter (this article)
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chicotter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chicotter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chicotter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chicotter
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chicotter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chicotter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chicotter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chicotter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chicotter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chicotter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chicotter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chicotter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chicotter
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Chicotter – 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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