Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enclencher
Introduction to the verb enclencher
The English translation of the French verb enclencher is “to engage” or “to start”. The infinitive form is pronounced as “ahn-clahn-shay”.
Enclencher originates from the French word “clenche”, which means “latch” or “catch”, and the prefix “en-“, which often indicates a beginning or initiation. It is most often used in everyday French in the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) tense to indicate an action that has been started or initiated in the past and is still ongoing.
Three simple examples of its usage in this tense are:
- J’ai enclenché le moteur de la voiture. (I started the car’s engine.)
- Nous avons enclenché le processus de recrutement. (We initiated the recruitment process.)
- Les négociations ont été enclenchées il y a deux semaines. (The negotiations were started two weeks ago.)
English translations:
- I started the car’s engine.
- We initiated the recruitment process.
- The negotiations were started two weeks ago.
Table of the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of enclencher
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | ai enclenché | J’ai enclenché le moteur. | I started the engine. |
tu | as enclenché | Tu as enclenché le programme. | You started the program. |
il | a enclenché | Il a enclenché le processus. | He started the process. |
elle | a enclenché | Elle a enclenché l’appareil. | She started the device. |
on | a enclenché | On a enclenché l’alarme. | We activated the alarm. |
nous | avons enclenché | Nous avons enclenché le système. | We started the system. |
vous | avez enclenché | Vous avez enclenché le mode veille. | You activated the sleep mode. |
ils | ont enclenché | Ils ont enclenché la bombe. | They activated the bomb. |
elles | ont enclenché | Elles ont enclenché la chaîne. | They started the chain. |
Other Conjugations for Enclencher.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb enclencher
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enclencher
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enclencher
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enclencher (this article)
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enclencher
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enclencher
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enclencher
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enclencher
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enclencher
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enclencher
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enclencher
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enclencher
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enclencher
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enclencher
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enclencher
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enclencher
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enclencher
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Enclencher – 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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