Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb couiner
Introduction to the verb couiner
The English translation of couiner is “to squeak” or “to whine.” The infinitive form is pronounced “kwee-ne.”
The language origin of couiner is from the French word “couine,” which means “a high-pitched sound.” It is most often used in everyday French in the Passé Composé tense to describe an action that happened in the past and is now completed.
Examples of couiner in the Passé Composé tense:
- J’ai couiné toute la nuit à cause de mon mal de dents. (I squeaked all night because of my toothache.)
- Les pneus de ma voiture ont couiné pendant tout le trajet. (The tires of my car squeaked the whole way.)
- Mon chat a couiné de joie quand je lui ai donné sa friandise préférée. (My cat squeaked with joy when I gave him his favorite treat.)
Table of the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of couiner
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | ai couiné | J’ai couiné toute la nuit. | I squeaked all night. |
tu | as couiné | Tu as couiné comme un bébé. | You whined like a baby. |
il | a couiné | Il a couiné en jouant. | He squeaked while playing. |
elle | a couiné | Elle a couiné de douleur. | She squeaked in pain. |
on | a couiné | On a couiné de peur. | We squeaked in fear. |
nous | avons couiné | Nous avons couiné de plaisir. | We squeaked in pleasure. |
vous | avez couiné | Vous avez couiné de surprise. | You squeaked in surprise. |
ils | ont couiné | Ils ont couiné de fatigue. | They squeaked in tiredness. |
elles | ont couiné | Elles ont couiné de joie. | They squeaked in joy. |
Other Conjugations for Couiner.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb couiner
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb couiner
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb couiner
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb couiner (this article)
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb couiner
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb couiner
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb couiner
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb couiner
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb couiner
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb couiner
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb couiner
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb couiner
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb couiner
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb couiner
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb couiner
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb couiner
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb couiner
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Couiner – 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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