Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb emmurer
Introduction to the verb emmurer
The English translation of the French verb emmurer is “to brick up” or “to wall up”. It is pronounced as “em-myuh-ray”.
The word emmurer comes from the Latin word “murus” meaning “wall”. In everyday French, it is most often used in the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) tense to refer to an action that was completed in the past.
Examples:
- J’ai emmuré la fenêtre pour protéger ma maison. (I bricked up the window to protect my house.)
- Les prisonniers ont été emmurés vivants dans les murs de la forteresse. (The prisoners were walled up alive in the fortress walls.)
- Les secrets de cette maison ont été emmurés avec ses propriétaires. (The secrets of this house were walled up with its owners.)
In all of these examples, emmurer is used in the Passé Composé tense to describe an action that has been completed in the past. It can also be used in other tenses, such as in the future tense “Je vais emmurer la porte” (I am going to wall up the door) or in the conditional tense “Il faudrait emmurer cette partie du bâtiment” (We should wall up this part of the building).
Table of the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of emmurer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | ai emmuré | J’ai emmuré la pièce. | I walled up the room. |
tu | as emmuré | Tu as emmuré le passage. | You walled up the passage. |
il | a emmuré | Il a emmuré la fenêtre. | He walled up the window. |
elle | a emmuré | Elle a emmuré le trou. | She walled up the hole. |
on | a emmuré | On a emmuré le passage secret. | We walled up the secret passage. |
nous | avons emmuré | Nous avons emmuré le jardin. | We walled up the garden. |
vous | avez emmuré | Vous avez emmuré le puits. | You walled up the well. |
ils | ont emmuré | Ils ont emmuré la porte. | They walled up the door. |
elles | ont emmuré | Elles ont emmuré la pièce. | They walled up the room. |
Other Conjugations for Emmurer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb emmurer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb emmurer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb emmurer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb emmurer (this article)
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb emmurer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb emmurer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb emmurer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb emmurer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb emmurer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb emmurer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb emmurer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb emmurer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb emmurer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb emmurer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb emmurer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb emmurer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb emmurer
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Emmurer – 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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