Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chirographier
Introduction to the verb chirographier
The English translation of the French verb chirographier is “to handwrite” or “to write by hand.” It is pronounced as “shee-roh-grah-fyey” in its infinitive form.
The word chirographier comes from the Greek words “cheir” meaning “hand” and “grapho” meaning “to write.” It entered the French language in the 14th century and was originally used to refer to the act of writing a legal document or contract by hand. Today, it is still commonly used in this sense, but also has a broader meaning of simply writing by hand.
In everyday French, chirographier is most often used in the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) tense to talk about a completed action in the past. Here are three simple examples of its usage in this tense, with their English translations:
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J’ai chirographié une lettre à la main hier soir. (I handwrote a letter last night.)
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Elle a chirographié ses notes pour son examen. (She handwrote her notes for her exam.)
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Nous avons chirographié nos vœux de mariage. (We handwrote our wedding vows.)
Table of the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of chirographier
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | ai chirographié | J’ai chirographié un contrat. | I wrote a contract. |
tu | as chirographié | Tu as chirographié une lettre. | You wrote a letter. |
il | a chirographié | Il a chirographié un poème. | He wrote a poem. |
elle | a chirographié | Elle a chirographié une note. | She wrote a note. |
on | a chirographié | On a chirographié un accord. | We wrote an agreement. |
nous | avons chirographié | Nous avons chirographié un livre. | We wrote a book. |
vous | avez chirographié | Vous avez chirographié un document. | You wrote a document. |
ils | ont chirographié | Ils ont chirographié un contrat. | They wrote a contract. |
elles | ont chirographié | Elles ont chirographié une lettre. | They wrote a letter. |
Other Conjugations for Chirographier.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb chirographier
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chirographier
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chirographier
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chirographier (this article)
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chirographier
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chirographier
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chirographier
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chirographier
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chirographier
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chirographier
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chirographier
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chirographier
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chirographier
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chirographier
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chirographier
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chirographier
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Chirographier – 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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