Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb emboîter
Introduction to the verb emboîter
The English translation of the French verb emboîter is “to fit in, to join, to insert”. It is pronounced as ahm-bwah-tey.
The word emboîter comes from the Old French word “enboiter” which means “to fit into a box or case”. It is derived from the Latin word “in” (in) and “buxus” (boxwood).
In everyday French, emboîter is often used in the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) tense to describe an action that has been completed in the past. It is usually used to talk about fitting something into something else or joining two things together.
Examples:
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J’ai emboîté les pièces du puzzle. (I fit the puzzle pieces together.)
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Nous avons emboîté les tuyaux pour les relier. (We joined the pipes to connect them.)
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Ils ont emboîté leurs mains pour former un cercle. (They put their hands together to form a circle.)
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I fit the puzzle pieces together.
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We joined the pipes to connect them.
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They put their hands together to form a circle.
Table of the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of emboîter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | ai emboîté | J’ai emboîté les pièces. | I fitted the pieces together. |
tu | as emboîté | Tu as emboîté les poupées. | You put together the dolls. |
il | a emboîté | Il a emboîté les tuyaux. | He connected the pipes. |
elle | a emboîté | Elle a emboîté les boîtes. | She fit the boxes together. |
on | a emboîté | On a emboîté les cartes. | We assembled the cards. |
nous | avons emboîté | Nous avons emboîté les meubles. | We put together the furniture. |
vous | avez emboîté | Vous avez emboîté les puzzles. | You assembled the puzzles. |
ils | ont emboîté | Ils ont emboîté les livres. | They stacked the books. |
elles | ont emboîté | Elles ont emboîté les pièces du puzzle. | They fitted the puzzle pieces together. |
Other Conjugations for Emboîter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb emboîter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb emboîter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb emboîter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb emboîter (this article)
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb emboîter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb emboîter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb emboîter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb emboîter
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb emboîter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb emboîter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb emboîter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb emboîter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb emboîter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb emboîter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb emboîter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb emboîter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb emboîter
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Emboîter – 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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