Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chuinter
Introduction to the verb chuinter
The English translation of the French verb chuinter is “to hiss” or “to sibilate.” The infinitive form of the verb is pronounced as “sheun-teh.”
Chuinter comes from the Old French word “chuinter,” which means “to whistle” or “to hiss.” It is primarily used in the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) tense, which is used to talk about actions or events that have been completed in the past.
Example 1: Hier soir, le serpent a chuinté dans le jardin.
Translation: Last night, the snake hissed in the garden.
Example 2: J’ai entendu le chat chuinter quand je suis rentré.
Translation: I heard the cat hiss when I came in.
Example 3: Les pneus ont chuinté sur la route mouillée.
Translation: The tires hissed on the wet road.
Table of the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of chuinter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | ai chuinté | J’ai chuinté toute la nuit. | I whispered all night. |
tu | as chuinté | Tu as chuinté pendant la réunion. | You whispered during the meeting. |
il | a chuinté | Il a chuinté en secret. | He whispered in secret. |
elle | a chuinté | Elle a chuinté à voix basse. | She whispered quietly. |
on | a chuinté | On a chuinté pour ne pas se faire entendre. | We whispered to avoid being heard. |
nous | avons chuinté | Nous avons chuinté des rumeurs. | We spread rumors. |
vous | avez chuinté | Vous avez chuinté à l’oreille de quelqu’un. | You whispered in someone’s ear. |
ils | ont chuinté | Ils ont chuinté en riant. | They whispered while laughing. |
elles | ont chuinté | Elles ont chuinté leurs secrets. | They whispered their secrets. |
Other Conjugations for Chuinter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb chuinter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chuinter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chuinter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chuinter (this article)
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chuinter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chuinter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chuinter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chuinter
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chuinter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chuinter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chuinter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chuinter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chuinter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chuinter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chuinter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chuinter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chuinter
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Chuinter – 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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