Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb esquiver
Introduction to the verb esquiver
The English translation of the French verb esquiver is “to dodge” or “to avoid.” The infinitive form, esquiver, is pronounced “es-kee-vay.”
The word esquiver is of Latin origin, derived from the verb “exquiro,” meaning “to search out” or “to find.” 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 three examples of esquiver being used in the Passé Composé tense in everyday French:
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J’ai esquivé la question. (I dodged the question.)
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Tu as esquivé le coup. (You avoided the hit.)
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Il a esquivé les responsabilités. (He dodged the responsibilities.)
Table of the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of esquiver
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | ai esquivé | J’ai esquivé le coup. | I dodged the punch. |
tu | as esquivé | Tu as esquivé la question. | You dodged the question. |
il | a esquivé | Il a esquivé la foule. | He dodged the crowd. |
elle | a esquivé | Elle a esquivé le danger. | She dodged the danger. |
on | a esquivé | On a esquivé l’obstacle. | We dodged the obstacle. |
nous | avons esquivé | Nous avons esquivé le piège. | We dodged the trap. |
vous | avez esquivé | Vous avez esquivé la balle. | You dodged the ball. |
ils | ont esquivé | Ils ont esquivé la responsabilité. | They dodged the responsibility. |
elles | ont esquivé | Elles ont esquivé les questions. | They dodged the questions. |
Other Conjugations for Esquiver.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb esquiver
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb esquiver
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb esquiver
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb esquiver (this article)
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb esquiver
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb esquiver
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb esquiver
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb esquiver
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb esquiver
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb esquiver
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb esquiver
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb esquiver
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb esquiver
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb esquiver
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb esquiver
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb esquiver
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb esquiver
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Esquiver – 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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