Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cibler
Introduction to the verb cibler
The English translation of the French verb cibler is “to target” or “to aim.” It is pronounced “see-blay” in its infinitive form.
The word cibler comes from the Latin word “cilium,” meaning “eyelid,” and the French suffix “-er,” indicating the infinitive form of a verb. In everyday French, cibler is most often used in the Passé Composé tense to talk about actions that have been completed in the past.
Here are three examples of cibler used in the Passé Composé tense:
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J’ai ciblé le centre de la cible avec précision. (I targeted the center of the bullseye with precision.)
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Les publicitaires ont ciblé les jeunes femmes pour leur nouvelle campagne. (The advertisers targeted young women for their new campaign.)
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Nous avons ciblé notre marché en fonction des besoins des consommateurs. (We targeted our market based on the needs of consumers.)
Table of the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of cibler
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | ai ciblé | J’ai ciblé la cible. | I targeted the target. |
tu | as ciblé | Tu as ciblé le projet. | You targeted the project. |
il | a ciblé | Il a ciblé le marché. | He targeted the market. |
elle | a ciblé | Elle a ciblé l’objectif. | She targeted the goal. |
on | a ciblé | On a ciblé la bonne personne. | We targeted the right person. |
nous | avons ciblé | Nous avons ciblé l’audience. | We targeted the audience. |
vous | avez ciblé | Vous avez ciblé le secteur. | You targeted the sector. |
ils | ont ciblé | Ils ont ciblé l’ennemi. | They targeted the enemy. |
elles | ont ciblé | Elles ont ciblé la zone. | They targeted the area. |
Other Conjugations for Cibler.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb cibler
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cibler
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cibler
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cibler (this article)
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cibler
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cibler
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cibler
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cibler
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cibler
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cibler
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cibler
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cibler
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cibler
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cibler
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cibler
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cibler
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cibler
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Cibler – 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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