Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb culer
Introduction to the verb culer
The English translation of the French verb culer is “to move backwards” or “to back up”. It is pronounced “kuh-lay” in its infinitive form.
Culer comes from the Latin word “culus”, meaning “buttocks”. In everyday French, it is mostly used in its past tense form, passé composé, to indicate a completed action in the past.
Here are three examples of culer in the passé composé tense with their English translations:
- J’ai culé la voiture pour sortir du parking. (I backed up the car to leave the parking lot.)
- Nous avons culé nos chaises pour nettoyer le sol. (We moved our chairs back to clean the floor.)
- Ils ont culé leur bateau pour l’amarrer au quai. (They backed their boat up to moor it at the dock.)
Table of the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of culer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | ai culé | J’ai culé en dansant. | I grinded while dancing. |
tu | as culé | Tu as culé avec moi. | You grinded with me. |
il | a culé | Il a culé avec elle. | He grinded with her. |
elle | a culé | Elle a culé avec lui. | She grinded with him. |
on | a culé | On a culé toute la nuit. | We grinded all night. |
nous | avons culé | Nous avons culé ensemble. | We grinded together. |
vous | avez culé | Vous avez culé en boîte. | You grinded at the club. |
ils | ont culé | Ils ont culé avec leurs amis. | They grinded with their friends. |
elles | ont culé | Elles ont culé en riant. | They grinded while laughing. |
Other Conjugations for Culer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb culer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb culer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb culer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb culer (this article)
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb culer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb culer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb culer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb culer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb culer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb culer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb culer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb culer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb culer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb culer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb culer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb culer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb culer
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Culer – 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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