Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embreler

ByMichael Burns

Introduction to the verb embreler

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The English translation of the French verb embreler is “to tangle” or “to entangle.” The infinitive form of the verb is pronounced as ahm-breh-lay.

The word embreler originates from the Middle French word “embresler,” which comes from the Old French word “embracier,” meaning “to embrace.” It is most often used in everyday French in the Passé Composé tense, which corresponds to the present perfect tense in English.

Examples of its usage in the Passé Composé tense are:

  1. Je me suis embrelé dans les fils électriques. (I got tangled in the electrical wires.)
  2. Les enfants ont embrelé leurs jouets. (The children tangled their toys.)
  3. Elle s’est embrelée dans ses propres mensonges. (She got tangled in her own lies.)

In each of these examples, the verb embreler is conjugated with the auxiliary verb être (to be) in the Passé Composé tense. This means that the past participle of the verb, embrelé, agrees in gender and number with the subject of the sentence. In the first example, the reflexive pronoun “me” indicates that the subject (je) is also the object. In the second and third examples, the verb is conjugated with the auxiliary verb avoir (to have) because there is no reflexive pronoun and the subject is plural (les enfants) and feminine (elle) respectively.

In English, the present perfect tense is used to describe a past action that is still relevant in the present. Similarly, the Passé Composé tense in French is used to describe a past action that has an impact on the present. In the examples above, the action of getting tangled or tangling something happened in the past, but its effects are still present.

Table of the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of embreler

Pronoun Conjugation Short Example English Translation
je ai embrelé J’ai embrelé mon cheval. I tangled my horse.
tu as embrelé Tu as embrelé les fils. You tangled the wires.
il a embrelé Il a embrelé ses jambes. He tangled his legs.
elle a embrelé Elle a embrelé ses cheveux. She tangled her hair.
on a embrelé On a embrelé nos pieds. We tangled our feet.
nous avons embrelé Nous avons embrelé les cordes. We tangled the ropes.
vous avez embrelé Vous avez embrelé votre chien. You tangled your dog.
ils ont embrelé Ils ont embrelé les branches. They tangled the branches.
elles ont embrelé Elles ont embrelé les fils électriques. They tangled the electrical wires.

Other Conjugations for Embreler.

   
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    Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embreler
   

    Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embreler
   

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    Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embreler
   

    Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embreler
   

    Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embreler
   

    Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embreler

    Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embreler

    Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embreler

    Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embreler
   

    Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embreler

    Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embreler
   

    Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embreler
   

    Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embreler

    L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embreler

    L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embreler

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Embreler – About the French Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense

The French Passé Composé is a compound tense used to express actions or events that have been completed in the past. It is one of the most common past tenses in the French language and is typically used in everyday conversation to describe actions that occurred at a specific point in the past. The Passé Composé is constructed using an auxiliary verb (either “être” or “avoir”) and a past participle.

NOTE: To take a deep dive into all the French tenses then see our article on Mastering French Tense Conjugation.

Formation of the Passé Composé

Set the auxiliary verb with either

“être” – used with a select group of verbs (mostly intransitive verbs of motion, reflexive verbs, and some others) or
“avoir” – used with most other verbs. 

Conjugate the auxiliary verb

If using “être,” you must conjugate it in the present tense according to the subject of the sentence. 
Je suis, Tu es, Il est, Nous sommes, Vous êtes, Ils sont 
If using “avoir,” conjugate it according to the subject as well: 
J’ai, Tu as, Elle a, Nous avons, Vous avez, Ils ont.  

Add the past participle

For regular -er verbs, remove the -er ending and add -é (e.g., “parler” becomes “parlé”). 
For regular -ir verbs, remove the -ir ending and add -i (e.g., “finir” becomes “fini”). 
For regular -re verbs, remove the -re ending and add -u (e.g., “vendre” becomes “vendu”). 
For irregular verbs, you’ll need to learn the past participles individually, as they don’t follow a regular pattern.

Common everyday usage patterns

Narrating Past Events

The Passé Composé is used to talk about specific actions or events that took place in the past. For example: “Hier, j’ai mangé une pizza” (Yesterday, I ate a pizza). 

Sequential Actions

When describing a series of actions in the past, the Passé Composé is used. For example: “D’abord, je me suis réveillé, puis je suis allé travailler” (First, I woke up, then I went to work). 

Describing Completed Actions

It’s used to emphasize that an action has been completed, often with a specific time reference. For example: “Elle a terminé son travail à 18 heures” (She finished her work at 6 p.m.). 

Interactions with other tenses

Imperfect Tense

The Passé Composé is often used in conjunction with the imperfect tense when telling a story or describing past events. The Passé Composé is used for specific actions that occurred, while the imperfect is used for background information or ongoing actions. 
For example: “Il pleuvait quand j’ai sorti mon parapluie” (It was raining when I took out my umbrella).

Conditional and Future Tenses

The Passé Composé is used as a reference point in complex sentences to establish the sequence of events in relation to future or conditional actions. 
For example: “Quand il est arrivé, je lui ai donné ton message” (When he arrived, I gave him your message). 

Summary

The French Passé Composé is an essential tense for talking about completed actions in the past in everyday conversation. It’s important to master the choice of auxiliary verb and the past participle conjugation for various verbs to use it effectively.

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