Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enfourcher
Introduction to the verb enfourcher
The English translation of the French verb enfourcher is “to straddle” or “to mount”, both in the physical and figurative sense. The infinitive form of enfourcher is pronounced as “ahn-foor-shay”.
Enfourcher comes from the Old French word “enforce”, meaning “to put on horseback”. It is most often used in everyday French in the Passé Composé tense, which is the equivalent of the English Present Perfect tense. In this tense, enfourcher indicates an action that was completed in the past, but has a connection to the present.
Example 1:
J’ai enfourché mon vélo ce matin. (I mounted my bike this morning.)
This sentence indicates that the speaker mounted their bike in the past, but the action has a connection to the present as they are talking about it now.
Example 2:
Il a enfourché son cheval pour partir à la chasse. (He straddled his horse to go hunting.)
Here, enfourcher is used in a physical sense, showing the action of mounting a horse for a specific purpose.
Example 3:
Elle avait enfourché sa carrière avec détermination. (She had straddled her career with determination.)
In this sentence, enfourcher is used figuratively to show the determination and commitment of the subject in pursuing their career.
Table of the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of enfourcher
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | ai enfourché | J’ai enfourché mon vélo. | I rode my bike. |
tu | as enfourché | Tu as enfourché le cheval. | You rode the horse. |
il | a enfourché | Il a enfourché la moto. | He rode the motorcycle. |
elle | a enfourché | Elle a enfourché le scooter. | She rode the scooter. |
on | a enfourché | On a enfourché le vélo électrique. | We rode the electric bike. |
nous | avons enfourché | Nous avons enfourché les vélos. | We rode the bikes. |
vous | avez enfourché | Vous avez enfourché les motos. | You rode the motorcycles. |
ils | ont enfourché | Ils ont enfourché les chevaux. | They rode the horses. |
elles | ont enfourché | Elles ont enfourché les trottinettes. | They rode the scooters. |
Other Conjugations for Enfourcher.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb enfourcher
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enfourcher
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enfourcher
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enfourcher (this article)
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enfourcher
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enfourcher
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enfourcher
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enfourcher
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enfourcher
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enfourcher
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enfourcher
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enfourcher
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enfourcher
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enfourcher
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enfourcher
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enfourcher
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enfourcher
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Enfourcher – 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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