Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb effeuiller
Introduction to the verb effeuiller
The English translation of the French verb effeuiller is “to pick off leaves” or “to pluck off petals.” The infinitive form of effeuiller is pronounced as “eh-foy-eh-yay.”
The word effeuiller comes from the French word “feuille” meaning “leaf.” It is derived from the Latin word “folium” meaning “leaf.” In everyday French, effeuiller is most often used in the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) tense, which is used to talk about actions that have been completed in the past.
Example 1: J’ai effeuillé une rose pour en faire un bouquet. (I picked off the petals of a rose to make a bouquet.)
Example 2: Elle a effeuillé les feuilles de la salade pour la préparer. (She plucked off the leaves of the lettuce to prepare it.)
Example 3: Nous avons effeuillé les pages du livre pour trouver la bonne page. (We flipped through the pages of the book to find the right page.)
Table of the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of effeuiller
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | ai effeuillé | J’ai effeuillé les roses. | I plucked the roses. |
tu | as effeuillé | Tu as effeuillé le livre. | You leafed through the book. |
il | a effeuillé | Il a effeuillé la marguerite. | He plucked the daisy. |
elle | a effeuillé | Elle a effeuillé la salade. | She picked apart the salad. |
on | a effeuillé | On a effeuillé le chou. | We peeled the cabbage. |
nous | avons effeuillé | Nous avons effeuillé les artichauts. | We stripped the artichokes. |
vous | avez effeuillé | Vous avez effeuillé les feuilles. | You removed the leaves. |
ils | ont effeuillé | Ils ont effeuillé les pétales. | They plucked the petals. |
elles | ont effeuillé | Elles ont effeuillé le magazine. | They flipped through the magazine. |
Other Conjugations for Effeuiller.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb effeuiller
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb effeuiller
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb effeuiller
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb effeuiller (this article)
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb effeuiller
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb effeuiller
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb effeuiller
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb effeuiller
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb effeuiller
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb effeuiller
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb effeuiller
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb effeuiller
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb effeuiller
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb effeuiller
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb effeuiller
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb effeuiller
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb effeuiller
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Effeuiller – 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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