Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clopiner
Introduction to the verb clopiner
The English translation of the French verb clopiner is “to limp.” It is pronounced kloh-pee-neh.
Clopiner comes from the Old French word “cloppiner,” which means “to make a dull sound with one’s feet.” It is most often used in everyday French to express someone walking with a limp or a slight uneven gait.
In the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) tense, clopiner is conjugated with the auxiliary verb “avoir” and the past participle “clopiner,” as in “J’ai clopiné” (I limped). Here are three simple examples of clopiner in the Passé Composé tense:
- Il a clopiné jusqu’à la pharmacie pour acheter des béquilles. (He limped to the pharmacy to buy crutches.)
- Nous avons clopiné pendant des heures dans la montagne. (We limped for hours in the mountains.)
- Les enfants ont clopiné derrière leur grand-mère qui marchait lentement. (The children limped behind their grandmother who was walking slowly.)
Table of the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of clopiner
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | ai clopiné | J’ai clopiné jusqu’au bureau. | I limped to the office. |
tu | as clopiné | Tu as clopiné vers la porte. | You limped towards the door. |
il | a clopiné | Il a clopiné jusqu’à la voiture. | He limped to the car. |
elle | a clopiné | Elle a clopiné jusqu’au magasin. | She limped to the store. |
on | a clopiné | On a clopiné jusqu’au parc. | We limped to the park. |
nous | avons clopiné | Nous avons clopiné jusqu’à la gare. | We limped to the train station. |
vous | avez clopiné | Vous avez clopiné jusqu’au restaurant. | You limped to the restaurant. |
ils | ont clopiné | Ils ont clopiné jusqu’au musée. | They limped to the museum. |
elles | ont clopiné | Elles ont clopiné jusqu’à l’école. | They limped to the school. |
Other Conjugations for Clopiner.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb clopiner
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clopiner
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clopiner
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clopiner (this article)
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clopiner
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clopiner
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clopiner
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clopiner
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clopiner
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clopiner
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clopiner
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clopiner
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clopiner
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clopiner
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clopiner
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clopiner
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clopiner
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Clopiner – 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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