Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chiffrer
Introduction to the verb chiffrer
The English translation of the French verb chiffrer is “to encrypt” or “to code.” The infinitive form, chiffrer, is pronounced as “shee-fray.”
The word chiffrer comes from the Old French word chiffre, meaning “figure” or “number,” which ultimately comes from the Arabic word sifr, meaning “zero.” In everyday French, chiffrer is most often used in the passé composé (present perfect) tense to express a completed action in the past.
Here are three simple examples of chiffrer in the passé composé tense with their English translations:
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J’ai chiffré le message pour qu’il reste confidentiel. (I encrypted the message to keep it confidential.)
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Elle a chiffré ses fichiers avant de les envoyer par email. (She coded her files before sending them by email.)
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Nous avons chiffré nos données pour assurer leur sécurité. (We encrypted our data to ensure their security.)
Table of the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of chiffrer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | ai chiffré | J’ai chiffré les données. | I encrypted the data. |
tu | as chiffré | Tu as chiffré le message. | You encrypted the message. |
il | a chiffré | Il a chiffré le fichier. | He encrypted the file. |
elle | a chiffré | Elle a chiffré le code. | She encrypted the code. |
on | a chiffré | On a chiffré le document. | We encrypted the document. |
nous | avons chiffré | Nous avons chiffré les communications. | We encrypted the communications. |
vous | avez chiffré | Vous avez chiffré le dossier. | You encrypted the folder. |
ils | ont chiffré | Ils ont chiffré les données sensibles. | They encrypted the sensitive data. |
elles | ont chiffré | Elles ont chiffré le disque dur. | They encrypted the hard drive. |
Other Conjugations for Chiffrer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb chiffrer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chiffrer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chiffrer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chiffrer (this article)
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chiffrer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chiffrer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chiffrer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chiffrer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chiffrer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chiffrer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chiffrer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chiffrer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chiffrer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chiffrer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chiffrer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chiffrer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chiffrer
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Chiffrer – 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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