Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb entrechoquer
Introduction to the verb entrechoquer
The English translation of the French verb entrechoquer is “to clash” or “to collide.” The infinitive form is pronounced as ahn-truh-shoh-keh.
The word entrechoquer comes from the combination of the prefix “entre” meaning “between” and the verb “choquer” meaning “to shock” or “to collide.” It can also be traced back to the Latin word “conquassare” which has a similar meaning of “to break into pieces.”
In everyday French, entrechoquer is most often used in the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) tense to talk about past actions or events that have taken place and have finished. It is often used to describe collisions or clashes between objects or people.
Examples:
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Les deux voitures se sont entrechoquées sur la route. (The two cars collided on the road.)
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Les manifestants et la police se sont entrechoqués lors de la manifestation. (The protesters and the police clashed during the protest.)
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Les opinions des deux politiciens se sont entrechoquées lors du débat. (The opinions of the two politicians clashed during the debate.)
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The two cars collided on the road.
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The protesters and the police clashed during the protest.
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The opinions of the two politicians clashed during the debate.
Table of the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of entrechoquer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | ai entrechoqué | J’ai entrechoqué les verres. | I clinked glasses. |
tu | as entrechoqué | Tu as entrechoqué la porte. | You slammed the door. |
il | a entrechoqué | Il a entrechoqué les couverts. | He clashed the silverware. |
elle | a entrechoqué | Elle a entrechoqué les tasses. | She clinked the cups. |
on | a entrechoqué | On a entrechoqué les bouteilles. | We clinked bottles. |
nous | avons entrechoqué | Nous avons entrechoqué les cymbales. | We clashed cymbals. |
vous | avez entrechoqué | Vous avez entrechoqué les assiettes. | You clinked plates. |
ils | ont entrechoqué | Ils ont entrechoqué les marteaux. | They clashed hammers. |
elles | ont entrechoqué | Elles ont entrechoqué les verres. | They clinked glasses. |
Other Conjugations for Entrechoquer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb entrechoquer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb entrechoquer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb entrechoquer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb entrechoquer (this article)
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb entrechoquer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb entrechoquer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb entrechoquer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb entrechoquer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb entrechoquer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb entrechoquer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb entrechoquer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb entrechoquer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb entrechoquer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb entrechoquer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb entrechoquer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb entrechoquer
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Entrechoquer – 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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