Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb entre-tuer
Introduction to the verb entre-tuer
The English translation of the French verb entre-tuer is “to kill each other.” The infinitive form is pronounced ahn-truh-too-ay.
Entre-tuer comes from the combination of the preposition entre, meaning “between,” and the verb tuer, meaning “to kill.” It is most often used in everyday French in the Passé Composé (present perfect) tense to describe past actions of multiple people killing each other.
Examples:
- Les ennemis se sont entretués pendant la bataille. (The enemies killed each other during the battle.)
- Les gangsters se sont entretués pour le contrôle du territoire. (The gangsters killed each other for control of the territory.)
- Les deux frères se sont entretués à cause d’un différend familial. (The two brothers killed each other because of a family dispute.)
The verb entre-tuer can also be used reflexively, as in the above examples, to indicate that multiple people are involved in the killing. It can also be used non-reflexively, with a direct object, to indicate that one person is killing multiple people. For example: Le dictateur a entretué des milliers de ses concitoyens. (The dictator killed thousands of his fellow citizens.)
Table of the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of entre-tuer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | ai entre-tué | J’ai entre-tué l’ennemi. | I killed the enemy. |
tu | as entre-tué | Tu as entre-tué ton ami. | You killed your friend. |
il | a entre-tué | Il a entre-tué son rival. | He killed his rival. |
elle | a entre-tué | Elle a entre-tué sa soeur. | She killed her sister. |
on | a entre-tué | On a entre-tué le serpent. | We killed the snake. |
nous | avons entre-tué | Nous avons entre-tué les rats. | We killed the rats. |
vous | avez entre-tué | Vous avez entre-tué les moustiques. | You killed the mosquitoes. |
ils | ont entre-tué | Ils ont entre-tué les cafards. | They killed the cockroaches. |
elles | ont entre-tué | Elles ont entre-tué les poules. | They killed the chickens. |
Other Conjugations for Entre-Tuer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb entre-tuer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb entre-tuer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb entre-tuer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb entre-tuer (this article)
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb entre-tuer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb entre-tuer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb entre-tuer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb entre-tuer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb entre-tuer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb entre-tuer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb entre-tuer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb entre-tuer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb entre-tuer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb entre-tuer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb entre-tuer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb entre-tuer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb entre-tuer
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Entre-Tuer – 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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