Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embouer
Introduction to the verb embouer
The English translation of the French verb embouer is “to embank” or “to fill (with mud)”. The infinitive form is pronounced as “ahm-boo-ay”.
The word embouer is derived from the Old French word “embouer” which means “to fill or block with mud”. It comes from the Latin word “imbuere” which means “to wet or soak”. In everyday French, embouer is most commonly used in the Passé Composé tense (equivalent to the present perfect tense in English) to describe a past action or event that was completed.
Here are three simple examples of its usage in the Passé Composé tense, with their respective English translations:
1) Nous avons emboué nos bottes en marchant dans le champ boueux.
Translation: We got our boots all muddy while walking in the muddy field.
2) J’ai dû embouer les roues de ma voiture pour pouvoir sortir de la boue.
Translation: I had to fill the wheels of my car with mud to be able to get out of the mud.
3) Lors de la dernière tempête, la rivière s’est embouée et a débordé.
Translation: During the last storm, the river became filled with mud and overflowed.
Table of the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of embouer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | ai emboué | J’ai emboué le canal. | I clogged the canal. |
tu | as emboué | Tu as emboué la baignoire. | You clogged the bathtub. |
il | a emboué | Il a emboué le tuyau. | He clogged the pipe. |
elle | a emboué | Elle a emboué la douche. | She clogged the shower. |
on | a emboué | On a emboué le lavabo. | We clogged the sink. |
nous | avons emboué | Nous avons emboué la canalisation. | We clogged the pipeline. |
vous | avez emboué | Vous avez emboué la gouttière. | You clogged the gutter. |
ils | ont emboué | Ils ont emboué les toilettes. | They clogged the toilet. |
elles | ont emboué | Elles ont emboué le robinet. | They clogged the faucet. |
Other Conjugations for Embouer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb embouer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embouer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embouer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embouer (this article)
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embouer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embouer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embouer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embouer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embouer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embouer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embouer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embouer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embouer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embouer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embouer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embouer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embouer
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Embouer – 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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