Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb crayonner
Introduction to the verb crayonner
The English translation of the French verb crayonner is “to scribble” or “to sketch.” It is pronounced “kreh-yo-nay” in its infinitive form.
Crayonner comes from the French noun “crayon,” which means “pencil.” It is derived from the Latin word “creta,” meaning “chalk.” In everyday French, crayonner is most often used in the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) tense to describe a completed action in the past.
Here are three simple examples of how crayonner is used in the Passé Composé tense:
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J’ai crayonné un dessin dans mon cahier. (I scribbled a drawing in my notebook.)
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Elle a crayonné un portrait de son ami. (She sketched a portrait of her friend.)
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Nous avons crayonné des idées pour notre projet d’art. (We brainstormed ideas for our art project.)
Table of the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of crayonner
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | ai crayonné | J’ai crayonné un dessin. | I sketched a drawing. |
tu | as crayonné | Tu as crayonné un croquis. | You sketched a sketch. |
il | a crayonné | Il a crayonné un portrait. | He sketched a portrait. |
elle | a crayonné | Elle a crayonné un paysage. | She sketched a landscape. |
on | a crayonné | On a crayonné une esquisse. | We sketched a rough draft. |
nous | avons crayonné | Nous avons crayonné une caricature. | We sketched a caricature. |
vous | avez crayonné | Vous avez crayonné un visage. | You sketched a face. |
ils | ont crayonné | Ils ont crayonné des figures géométriques. | They sketched geometric shapes. |
elles | ont crayonné | Elles ont crayonné un motif. | They sketched a pattern. |
Other Conjugations for Crayonner.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb crayonner
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb crayonner
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb crayonner
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb crayonner (this article)
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb crayonner
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb crayonner
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb crayonner
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb crayonner
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb crayonner
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb crayonner
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb crayonner
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb crayonner
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb crayonner
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb crayonner
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb crayonner
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb crayonner
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb crayonner
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Crayonner – 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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