Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cisailler
Introduction to the verb cisailler
The English translation of the French verb cisailler is “to shear” or “to cut with shears.” The infinitive form is pronounced “see-zay-ay.”
The language origin of cisailler can be traced back to the Old French word ‘cisail,’ meaning “shears” or “scissors.” It is most commonly used in everyday French in the Passé Composé tense, which is the equivalent of the Present Perfect tense in English. This tense is used to talk about completed actions in the past.
Examples of cisailler in the Passé Composé tense:
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J’ai cisaillé les branches du rosier hier. (I sheared the branches of the rose bush yesterday.)
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Tu as cisaillé tes cheveux ? (Did you cut your hair with shears?)
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Elle a cisaillé le tissu pour faire des rideaux. (She sheared the fabric to make curtains.)
Table of the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of cisailler
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | ai cisaillé | J’ai cisaillé le papier. | I cut the paper. |
tu | as cisaillé | Tu as cisaillé les branches. | You cut the branches. |
il | a cisaillé | Il a cisaillé le tissu. | He cut the fabric. |
elle | a cisaillé | Elle a cisaillé la haie. | She cut the hedge. |
on | a cisaillé | On a cisaillé le gazon. | We cut the grass. |
nous | avons cisaillé | Nous avons cisaillé les cheveux. | We cut the hair. |
vous | avez cisaillé | Vous avez cisaillé la corde. | You cut the rope. |
ils | ont cisaillé | Ils ont cisaillé la viande. | They cut the meat. |
elles | ont cisaillé | Elles ont cisaillé les fleurs. | They cut the flowers. |
Other Conjugations for Cisailler.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb cisailler
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cisailler
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cisailler
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cisailler (this article)
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cisailler
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cisailler
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cisailler
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cisailler
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cisailler
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cisailler
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cisailler
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cisailler
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cisailler
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cisailler
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cisailler
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cisailler
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cisailler
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Cisailler – 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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