Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embêter
Introduction to the verb embêter
The English translation of the French verb embêter is “to bother” or “to annoy.” It is pronounced ahn-beh-tay.
The language origin of embêter comes from the Old French word “embester,” which means “to torment.” It is most often used in everyday French in the Passé Composé tense, which is the equivalent of the Present Perfect tense in English. This tense is used to talk about actions that have been completed in the past and have a direct impact on the present.
Here are three simple examples of embêter used in the Passé Composé tense:
- J’ai embêté mon frère toute la journée hier. (I bothered my brother all day yesterday.)
- Tu as embêté le voisin avec ton chien hier soir. (You annoyed the neighbor with your dog last night.)
- Elle a embêté ses collègues avec ses blagues pendant la réunion. (She bothered her colleagues with her jokes during the meeting.)
In all of these examples, the action of embêter has already been completed in the past but has an impact on the present. It is often used to describe annoying or bothersome behavior that occurred in the past.
Table of the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of embêter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | ai embêté | J’ai embêté mon frère. | I annoyed my brother. |
tu | as embêté | Tu as embêté ta soeur. | You annoyed your sister. |
il | a embêté | Il a embêté son voisin. | He annoyed his neighbor. |
elle | a embêté | Elle a embêté son patron. | She annoyed her boss. |
on | a embêté | On a embêté le chat. | We annoyed the cat. |
nous | avons embêté | Nous avons embêté nos amis. | We annoyed our friends. |
vous | avez embêté | Vous avez embêté vos parents. | You annoyed your parents. |
ils | ont embêté | Ils ont embêté leurs enfants. | They annoyed their children. |
elles | ont embêté | Elles ont embêté leur chien. | They annoyed their dog. |
Other Conjugations for Embêter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb embêter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embêter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embêter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embêter (this article)
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embêter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embêter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embêter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embêter
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embêter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embêter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embêter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embêter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embêter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embêter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embêter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embêter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embêter
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Embêter – 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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