Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embrayer
Introduction to the verb embrayer
The English translation of the French verb embrayer is “to engage” or “to shift gears.” It is pronounced as “ahn-bray-eh.”
Embrayer comes from the Old French word “enbrayer,” which means “to put in gear.” It is derived from the Latin word “inbricare,” which means “to fix on a pivot.” In modern French, embrayer is most commonly used in the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) tense.
Three examples of its usage in this tense are:
- J’ai embrayé la première vitesse. (I engaged first gear.)
- Les joueurs ont embrayé une nouvelle stratégie. (The players shifted to a new strategy.)
- Nous avons embrayé une conversation intéressante. (We engaged in an interesting conversation.)
Table of the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of embrayer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | ai embrayé | J’ai embrayé la voiture. | I shifted gears in the car. |
tu | as embrayé | Tu as embrayé la moto. | You shifted gears on the motorcycle. |
il | a embrayé | Il a embrayé le camion. | He shifted gears on the truck. |
elle | a embrayé | Elle a embrayé le vélo. | She shifted gears on the bicycle. |
on | a embrayé | On a embrayé le tracteur. | We shifted gears on the tractor. |
nous | avons embrayé | Nous avons embrayé le bateau. | We shifted gears on the boat. |
vous | avez embrayé | Vous avez embrayé l’avion. | You shifted gears on the airplane. |
ils | ont embrayé | Ils ont embrayé le train. | They shifted gears on the train. |
elles | ont embrayé | Elles ont embrayé le bus. | They shifted gears on the bus. |
Other Conjugations for Embrayer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb embrayer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embrayer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embrayer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embrayer (this article)
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embrayer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embrayer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embrayer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embrayer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embrayer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embrayer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embrayer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embrayer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embrayer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embrayer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embrayer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embrayer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embrayer
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Embrayer – 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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