Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coquiller
Introduction to the verb coquiller
The English translation of the French verb coquiller is “to shell.” It is pronounced as “koh-kee-yay” in the infinitive form.
The word coquiller comes from the French noun “coquille,” meaning “shell.” It is most often used in everyday French to refer to the action of removing the shell from a shellfish or nut.
In the Passé Composé tense, coquiller is used to describe a completed action in the past. It is conjugated with the auxiliary verb avoir and the past participle coquillé.
Example 1: J’ai coquillé les noix hier soir. (I shelled the walnuts last night.)
Example 2: Tu as coquillé les crevettes pour la salade? (Did you shell the shrimp for the salad?)
Example 3: Ils ont coquillé les œufs pour en faire des œufs brouillés. (They shelled the eggs to make scrambled eggs.)
Table of the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of coquiller
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | ai coquillé | J’ai coquillé des œufs. | I shelled some eggs. |
tu | as coquillé | Tu as coquillé les crevettes. | You shelled the shrimp. |
il | a coquillé | Il a coquillé les noix. | He shelled the nuts. |
elle | a coquillé | Elle a coquillé les haricots. | She shelled the beans. |
on | a coquillé | On a coquillé les pistaches. | We shelled the pistachios. |
nous | avons coquillé | Nous avons coquillé les moules. | We shelled the mussels. |
vous | avez coquillé | Vous avez coquillé les escargots. | You shelled the snails. |
ils | ont coquillé | Ils ont coquillé les noix de coco. | They shelled the coconuts. |
elles | ont coquillé | Elles ont coquillé les amandes. | They shelled the almonds. |
Other Conjugations for Coquiller.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb coquiller
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coquiller
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coquiller
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coquiller (this article)
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coquiller
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coquiller
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coquiller
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coquiller
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coquiller
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coquiller
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coquiller
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coquiller
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coquiller
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coquiller
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coquiller
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coquiller
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coquiller
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Coquiller – 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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