Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cliqueter
Introduction to the verb cliqueter
The English translation of the French verb cliqueter is “to click” or “to clack”. It is pronounced as “klee-keh-teh”.
Cliqueter comes from the French word “cliquetis” which means “rattling” or “clattering”. It is often used in the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) tense to describe a past action that has been completed or a repeated action in the past.
Examples of cliqueter in the Passé Composé tense:
- Hier soir, les sabots des chevaux ont cliqueté sur le pavé de la rue. (Last night, the horses’ hooves clicked on the pavement of the street.)
- J’ai entendu les clés cliqueter dans la serrure avant que la porte ne s’ouvre. (I heard the keys clicking in the lock before the door opened.)
- Les machines à écrire ont cliqueté toute la journée dans le bureau. (The typewriters clicked all day in the office.)
English translations:
- Last night, the horses’ hooves clicked on the pavement of the street.
- I heard the keys clicking in the lock before the door opened.
- The typewriters clicked all day in the office.
Table of the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of cliqueter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | ai cliqueté | J’ai cliqueté des castagnettes. | I clicked some castanets. |
tu | as cliqueté | Tu as cliqueté des clés. | You clicked keys. |
il | a cliqueté | Il a cliqueté des dents. | He clicked his teeth. |
elle | a cliqueté | Elle a cliqueté des bijoux. | She clicked jewelry. |
on | a cliqueté | On a cliqueté des balles de ping-pong. | We clicked ping-pong balls. |
nous | avons cliqueté | Nous avons cliqueté sur le clavier. | We clicked on the keyboard. |
vous | avez cliqueté | Vous avez cliqueté des stylos. | You clicked pens. |
ils | ont cliqueté | Ils ont cliqueté des briquets. | They clicked lighters. |
elles | ont cliqueté | Elles ont cliqueté des talons. | They clicked their heels. |
Other Conjugations for Cliqueter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb cliqueter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cliqueter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cliqueter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cliqueter (this article)
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cliqueter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cliqueter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cliqueter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cliqueter
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cliqueter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cliqueter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cliqueter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cliqueter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cliqueter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cliqueter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cliqueter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cliqueter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cliqueter
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Cliqueter – 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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