Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ciseler
Introduction to the verb ciseler
The English translation of the French verb ciseler is “to chisel” or “to carve.” The infinitive form is pronounced “see-zuh-lay.”
Ciseler comes from the Latin word “scindere,” meaning “to cut.” It is most often used in everyday French in the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) tense, which is formed by using the auxiliary verb “avoir” followed by the past participle of the verb.
Here are three simple examples of ciseler in the Passé Composé tense with their English translations:
- J’ai ciselé une statue en marbre. (I chiseled a marble statue.)
- Tu as ciselé ton nom dans l’arbre. (You chiseled your name into the tree.)
- Ils ont ciselé des motifs sur le bois. (They chiseled designs into the wood.)
Table of the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of ciseler
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | ai ciselé | J’ai ciselé la sculpture. | I chiseled the sculpture. |
tu | as ciselé | Tu as ciselé la viande. | You chiseled the meat. |
il | a ciselé | Il a ciselé la pierre. | He chiseled the stone. |
elle | a ciselé | Elle a ciselé le bijou. | She chiseled the jewelry. |
on | a ciselé | On a ciselé le morceau de bois. | We chiseled the piece of wood. |
nous | avons ciselé | Nous avons ciselé les légumes. | We chiseled the vegetables. |
vous | avez ciselé | Vous avez ciselé les lettres. | You chiseled the letters. |
ils | ont ciselé | Ils ont ciselé les décorations. | They chiseled the decorations. |
elles | ont ciselé | Elles ont ciselé les contours. | They chiseled the outlines. |
Other Conjugations for Ciseler.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb ciseler
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ciseler
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ciseler
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ciseler (this article)
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ciseler
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ciseler
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ciseler
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ciseler
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ciseler
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ciseler
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ciseler
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ciseler
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ciseler
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ciseler
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ciseler
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ciseler
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ciseler
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Ciseler – 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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