Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb esquinter
Introduction to the verb esquinter
The English translation of the French verb esquinter is “to damage” or “to ruin.” It is pronounced as “es-kan-tay.”
Esquinter comes from the Old French word “escointer,” which means “to break” or “to cut in pieces.” It is most often used in everyday French in the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) tense to describe actions that have been completed in the past and have resulted in damage or ruin.
Here are three simple examples of its usage in the Passé Composé tense:
- J’ai esquinté ma voiture hier soir. (I damaged my car last night.)
- Nous avons esquinté la robe de ma sœur en jouant dans le jardin. (We ruined my sister’s dress while playing in the garden.)
- Ils ont esquinté leur amitié en se disputant pour une chose insignifiante. (They damaged their friendship by arguing over something insignificant.)
Table of the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of esquinter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | ai esquinté | J’ai esquinté mon téléphone. | I broke my phone. |
tu | as esquinté | Tu as esquinté le vase. | You broke the vase. |
il | a esquinté | Il a esquinté la voiture. | He broke the car. |
elle | a esquinté | Elle a esquinté sa chaussure. | She broke her shoe. |
on | a esquinté | On a esquinté le mur. | We broke the wall. |
nous | avons esquinté | Nous avons esquinté le miroir. | We broke the mirror. |
vous | avez esquinté | Vous avez esquinté la télévision. | You broke the television. |
ils | ont esquinté | Ils ont esquinté le meuble. | They broke the piece of furniture. |
elles | ont esquinté | Elles ont esquinté la fenêtre. | They broke the window. |
Other Conjugations for Esquinter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb esquinter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb esquinter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb esquinter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb esquinter (this article)
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb esquinter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb esquinter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb esquinter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb esquinter
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb esquinter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb esquinter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb esquinter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb esquinter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb esquinter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb esquinter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb esquinter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb esquinter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb esquinter
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Esquinter – 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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