Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb esclaffer
Introduction to the verb esclaffer
The English translation of the French verb esclaffer is “to burst out laughing”. It is pronounced as “es-cla-feh”.
The word esclaffer comes from the Old French word “escalfier”, which means “to heat up” or “to warm”. Over time, it evolved to also mean “to laugh out loud” or “to burst into laughter”. In everyday French, it is most often used in the Passé Composé tense, which is the equivalent of the Present Perfect tense in English.
Here are 3 simple examples of its usage in the Passé Composé tense with their English translations:
1) Hier soir, nous nous sommes esclaffés en regardant un film comique. (Last night, we burst out laughing while watching a comedy movie.)
2) Il s’est esclaffé en entendant la blague de son ami. (He burst out laughing upon hearing his friend’s joke.)
3) Pendant le discours du maire, tout le monde s’est esclaffé à plusieurs reprises. (During the mayor’s speech, everyone burst out laughing several times.)
Table of the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of esclaffer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | ai esclaffé | J’ai esclaffé en entendant une blague. | I burst out laughing when I heard a joke. |
tu | as esclaffé | Tu as esclaffé en voyant sa chute. | You burst out laughing when you saw his fall. |
il | a esclaffé | Il a esclaffé en regardant un film comique. | He burst out laughing while watching a comedy movie. |
elle | a esclaffé | Elle a esclaffé en écoutant une histoire drôle. | She burst out laughing while listening to a funny story. |
on | a esclaffé | On a esclaffé en jouant à un jeu de société. | We burst out laughing while playing a board game. |
nous | avons esclaffé | Nous avons esclaffé en se remémorant des souvenirs. | We burst out laughing while reminiscing about memories. |
vous | avez esclaffé | Vous avez esclaffé en faisant la fête. | You burst out laughing while partying. |
ils | ont esclaffé | Ils ont esclaffé en entendant une bonne blague. | They burst out laughing when they heard a good joke. |
elles | ont esclaffé | Elles ont esclaffé en regardant une comédie. | They burst out laughing while watching a comedy. |
Other Conjugations for Esclaffer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb esclaffer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb esclaffer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb esclaffer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb esclaffer (this article)
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb esclaffer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb esclaffer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb esclaffer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb esclaffer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb esclaffer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb esclaffer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb esclaffer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb esclaffer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb esclaffer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb esclaffer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb esclaffer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb esclaffer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb esclaffer
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Esclaffer – 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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