Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clayonner
Introduction to the verb clayonner
The English translation of the French verb clayonner is “to survey/take measurements with a theodolite/compass”. It is pronounced “clay-oh-nay”.
The word clayonner comes from the old French word “clai”, meaning “clear”, and was originally used to describe the act of using a compass to draw a clear and accurate line on a map or chart.
In everyday French, clayonner is most often used in the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) tense to describe a completed action in the past. Here are three examples of its usage in this tense with their respective English translations:
- Hier, j’ai clayonné le terrain pour préparer la construction de la maison. (Yesterday, I surveyed the land to prepare for the construction of the house.)
- Les ingénieurs ont clayonné le site pour déterminer l’emplacement idéal pour la nouvelle usine. (The engineers surveyed the site to determine the ideal location for the new factory.)
- Nous avions déjà clayonné cette partie de la ville il y a quelques mois. (We had already surveyed this part of the city a few months ago.)
Table of the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of clayonner
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | ai clayonné | J’ai clayonné le champ. | I staked out the field. |
tu | as clayonné | Tu as clayonné le jardin. | You staked out the garden. |
il | a clayonné | Il a clayonné le terrain. | He staked out the land. |
elle | a clayonné | Elle a clayonné la construction. | She staked out the construction. |
on | a clayonné | On a clayonné la zone. | We staked out the area. |
nous | avons clayonné | Nous avons clayonné la forêt. | We staked out the forest. |
vous | avez clayonné | Vous avez clayonné le parc. | You staked out the park. |
ils | ont clayonné | Ils ont clayonné le territoire. | They staked out the territory. |
elles | ont clayonné | Elles ont clayonné la propriété. | They staked out the property. |
Other Conjugations for Clayonner.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb clayonner
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clayonner
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clayonner
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clayonner (this article)
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clayonner
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clayonner
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clayonner
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clayonner
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clayonner
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clayonner
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clayonner
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clayonner
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clayonner
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clayonner
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clayonner
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clayonner
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clayonner
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Clayonner – 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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