Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enfanter
Introduction to the verb enfanter
The English translation of the French verb enfanter is “to give birth.” It is pronounced as “ahn-fahn-tey.”
Enfanter comes from the Old French word “enfanter” which means “to conceive, to give birth.” It ultimately derives from the Latin word “infans” which means “child.”
In everyday French, enfanter is most often used in the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) tense to talk about a past action of giving birth. It is formed by conjugating the auxiliary verb “avoir” in the present tense and adding the past participle “enfanté.”
Example 1: J’ai enfanté un garçon. (I gave birth to a boy.)
Example 2: Elle a enfanté des jumeaux. (She gave birth to twins.)
Example 3: Ils ont enfanté une fille hier. (They gave birth to a girl yesterday.)
Table of the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of enfanter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | ai enfanté | J’ai enfanté une fille. | I gave birth to a girl. |
tu | as enfanté | Tu as enfanté un garçon. | You gave birth to a boy. |
il | a enfanté | Il a enfanté des jumeaux. | He gave birth to twins. |
elle | a enfanté | Elle a enfanté un bébé. | She gave birth to a baby. |
on | a enfanté | On a enfanté un enfant. | We gave birth to a child. |
nous | avons enfanté | Nous avons enfanté nos enfants. | We gave birth to our children. |
vous | avez enfanté | Vous avez enfanté un petit-fils. | You gave birth to a grandson. |
ils | ont enfanté | Ils ont enfanté leurs filles. | They gave birth to their daughters. |
elles | ont enfanté | Elles ont enfanté des enfants en bonne santé. | They gave birth to healthy children. |
Other Conjugations for Enfanter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb enfanter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enfanter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enfanter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enfanter (this article)
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enfanter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enfanter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enfanter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enfanter
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enfanter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enfanter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enfanter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enfanter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enfanter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enfanter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enfanter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enfanter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enfanter
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Enfanter – 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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