Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chiquer
Introduction to the verb chiquer
The English translation of the French verb chiquer is “to chew” or “to bite.” It is pronounced “shee-kay.”
The word chiquer comes from the Old French word “chiquer” meaning “to crush or chew.” It is most commonly used in everyday French in the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) tense. This tense is used to talk about completed actions in the past.
Examples:
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Hier soir, j’ai chiqué du chewing-gum toute la soirée. (Last night, I chewed gum all evening.)
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Elle a chiqué un morceau de pain avant de partir. (She bit into a piece of bread before leaving.)
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Nous avons chiqué de la viande pour le dîner. (We chewed meat for dinner.)
Table of the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of chiquer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | ai chiqué | J’ai chiqué un chewing-gum. | I chewed a gum. |
tu | as chiqué | Tu as chiqué une paille. | You sucked on a straw. |
il | a chiqué | Il a chiqué un morceau de tabac. | He chewed a piece of tobacco. |
elle | a chiqué | Elle a chiqué une gomme. | She chewed a gum. |
on | a chiqué | On a chiqué un bout de viande. | We chewed a piece of meat. |
nous | avons chiqué | Nous avons chiqué un bout de papier. | We chewed a piece of paper. |
vous | avez chiqué | Vous avez chiqué un bonbon. | You sucked on a candy. |
ils | ont chiqué | Ils ont chiqué une allumette. | They chewed a match. |
elles | ont chiqué | Elles ont chiqué une chique. | They chewed on a dip. |
Other Conjugations for Chiquer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb chiquer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chiquer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chiquer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chiquer (this article)
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chiquer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chiquer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chiquer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chiquer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chiquer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chiquer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chiquer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chiquer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chiquer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chiquer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chiquer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chiquer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chiquer
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Chiquer – 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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