Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb choquer
Introduction to the verb choquer
The English translation of the French verb choquer is “to shock” or “to collide.” It is pronounced “shoh-kay” in the infinitive form.
The word choquer comes from the Latin word “coactare” which means “to compress” or “to constrain.” It entered the French language in the 14th century and has since evolved to have a variety of meanings, including “to shock,” “to offend,” “to shake,” and “to collide.”
In everyday French, choquer is most often used in the Passé Composé tense to express an action that happened in the past and is now completed. It is formed with the auxiliary verb “avoir” and the past participle “choqué.”
Three examples of choquer in the Passé Composé tense are:
- J’ai été choqué par cette nouvelle. (I was shocked by this news.)
- Ils ont choqué leur voiture contre un arbre. (They collided their car into a tree.)
- Tu as choqué ta famille avec tes propos. (You shocked your family with your words.)
Table of the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of choquer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | ai choqué | J’ai choqué mon frère avec ma révélation. | I shocked my brother with my revelation. |
tu | as choqué | Tu as choqué la société avec tes propos. | You shocked society with your words. |
il | a choqué | Il a choqué ses parents avec son comportement. | He shocked his parents with his behavior. |
elle | a choqué | Elle a choqué ses collègues avec sa décision. | She shocked her colleagues with her decision. |
on | a choqué | On a choqué tout le monde avec cette nouvelle. | We shocked everyone with this news. |
nous | avons choqué | Nous avons choqué nos voisins avec notre fête. | We shocked our neighbors with our party. |
vous | avez choqué | Vous avez choqué le public avec votre performance. | You shocked the audience with your performance. |
ils | ont choqué | Ils ont choqué leurs amis avec leur attitude. | They shocked their friends with their attitude. |
elles | ont choqué | Elles ont choqué leur famille avec leur choix de carrière. | They shocked their family with their career choice. |
Other Conjugations for Choquer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb choquer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb choquer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb choquer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb choquer (this article)
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb choquer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb choquer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb choquer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb choquer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb choquer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb choquer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb choquer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb choquer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb choquer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb choquer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb choquer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb choquer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb choquer
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Choquer – 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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