Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chiper
Introduction to the verb chiper
The English translation of the French verb chiper is “to steal.” It is pronounced like “shee-pay.”
The word “chiper” comes from the Old French word “chipier,” which means “to snatch” or “to seize.” It is related to the Latin word “capere,” which also means “to seize.”
In everyday French, chiper 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 actions that were completed in the recent past.
Here are three simple examples of how chiper is used in the Passé Composé tense, with the respective English translations:
- J’ai chipé une pomme dans le jardin de mon voisin. (I stole an apple from my neighbor’s garden.)
- Tu as chipé un stylo dans la papeterie hier ? (Did you steal a pen from the stationery store yesterday?)
- Il a chipé de l’argent dans le porte-monnaie de sa mère. (He stole money from his mother’s wallet.)
Table of the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of chiper
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | ai chipé | J’ai chipé un biscuit. | I stole a cookie. |
tu | as chipé | Tu as chipé un crayon. | You stole a pencil. |
il | a chipé | Il a chipé mon téléphone. | He stole my phone. |
elle | a chipé | Elle a chipé de l’argent. | She stole some money. |
on | a chipé | On a chipé des bonbons. | We stole some candy. |
nous | avons chipé | Nous avons chipé un livre. | We stole a book. |
vous | avez chipé | Vous avez chipé un vélo. | You stole a bike. |
ils | ont chipé | Ils ont chipé une montre. | They stole a watch. |
elles | ont chipé | Elles ont chipé des bijoux. | They stole some jewelry. |
Other Conjugations for Chiper.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb chiper
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chiper
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chiper
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chiper (this article)
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chiper
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chiper
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chiper
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chiper
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chiper
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chiper
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chiper
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chiper
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chiper
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chiper
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chiper
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chiper
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chiper
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Chiper – 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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