Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb crier
Introduction to the verb crier
The English translation of the French verb crier is “to shout” or “to scream.” It is pronounced as “kree-ay” in the infinitive form.
The language origin of crier can be traced back to the Latin word “quiritare,” meaning “to cry out.” In everyday French, crier is most often used in the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) tense to talk about a completed action in the past.
Three simple examples of crier in the Passé Composé tense are:
- J’ai crié de joie en apprenant la bonne nouvelle. (I shouted with joy upon hearing the good news.)
- Tu as crié de douleur quand tu t’es blessé. (You screamed in pain when you got hurt.)
- Les enfants ont crié de peur en voyant l’orage. (The children screamed in fear when they saw the thunderstorm.)
Table of the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of crier
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | ai crié | J’ai crié “au secours!”. | I shouted “help!”. |
tu | as crié | Tu as crié mon nom. | You shouted my name. |
il | a crié | Il a crié de douleur. | He cried out in pain. |
elle | a crié | Elle a crié de joie. | She cried out in joy. |
on | a crié | On a crié de colère. | We yelled in anger. |
nous | avons crié | Nous avons crié ensemble. | We cried out together. |
vous | avez crié | Vous avez crié très fort. | You shouted very loudly. |
ils | ont crié | Ils ont crié victoire. | They cried out victory. |
elles | ont crié | Elles ont crié de peur. | They cried out in fear. |
Other Conjugations for Crier.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb crier
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb crier
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb crier
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb crier (this article)
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb crier
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb crier
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb crier
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb crier
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb crier
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb crier
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb crier
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb crier
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb crier
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb crier
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb crier
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb crier
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb crier
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Crier – 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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