Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chniquer
Introduction to the verb chniquer
The English translation of the French verb chniquer is “to wriggle” or “to squirm”. It is pronounced “shee-nee-kay”.
The origin of chniquer is uncertain, but it is believed to come from the French word “chenille”, meaning “caterpillar”, as the movement of a caterpillar resembles squirming or wriggling.
In everyday French, chniquer is most often used in the Passé Composé tense to describe past actions or events that were wriggling or squirming in nature. This tense is formed by using the auxiliary verb “avoir” and the past participle form of chniquer, “chniqué”.
Here are three examples of chniquer being used in the Passé Composé tense:
- J’ai chniqué toute la nuit à cause des piqûres de moustiques. (I squirmed all night because of mosquito bites.)
- Tu as chniqué pendant tout le cours, tu n’as pas écouté le professeur. (You squirmed during the entire class, you didn’t listen to the teacher.)
- Il a chniqué sur la chaise en essayant de se libérer des menottes. (He squirmed on the chair while trying to free himself from the handcuffs.)
Table of the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of chniquer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | ai chniqué | J’ai chniqué le ballon. | I kicked the ball. |
tu | as chniqué | Tu as chniqué le mur. | You kicked the wall. |
il | a chniqué | Il a chniqué le ballon. | He kicked the ball. |
elle | a chniqué | Elle a chniqué la porte. | She kicked the door. |
on | a chniqué | On a chniqué le ballon. | We kicked the ball. |
nous | avons chniqué | Nous avons chniqué le ballon. | We kicked the ball. |
vous | avez chniqué | Vous avez chniqué le ballon. | You kicked the ball. |
ils | ont chniqué | Ils ont chniqué le ballon. | They kicked the ball. |
elles | ont chniqué | Elles ont chniqué le ballon. | They kicked the ball. |
Other Conjugations for Chniquer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb chniquer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chniquer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chniquer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chniquer (this article)
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chniquer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chniquer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chniquer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chniquer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chniquer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chniquer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chniquer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chniquer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chniquer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chniquer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chniquer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chniquer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chniquer
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Chniquer – 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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