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

ByMichael Burns

Introduction to the verb enjaveler

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The English translation of the French verb enjaveler is “to interlace” or “to entwine.” It is pronounced as “ahn-zhah-vuh-leh.”

The origin of enjaveler can be traced back to the Old French word “enjaveler,” which means “to entwine.” It is derived from the Latin word “javel,” meaning “pole” or “stake,” and the prefix “en,” which means “in” or “into.” The literal meaning of enjaveler is to bring something into a state of being entwined or interlaced, similar to how a pole is used to support and hold together a bundle of sticks.

In everyday French, enjaveler is most commonly used in the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) tense, which is used to talk about past actions or events that have been completed. In this tense, enjaveler takes the auxiliary verb “avoir” and the past participle “enjavelé” to form the past tense.

Here are three simple examples of enjaveler used in the Passé Composé tense with their respective English translations:

  1. J’ai enjavelé mes doigts pour faire un joli bracelet. (I intertwined my fingers to make a pretty bracelet.)
  2. Tu as enjavelé les fils électriques pour éviter les courts-circuits. (You interlaced the electric wires to avoid short circuits.)
  3. Il a enjavelé les branches de l’arbre pour en faire un abri. (He entwined the tree branches to make a shelter.)

In all of these examples, enjaveler is used to describe the action of interlacing or entwining one object with another. It is often used when referring to physical objects, but can also be used in a figurative sense to describe a close or intertwined relationship between people or ideas.

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

Pronoun Conjugation Short Example English Translation
je ai enjavelé J’ai enjavelé les feuilles. I stacked the sheets.
tu as enjavelé Tu as enjavelé les ballots. You stacked the bales.
il a enjavelé Il a enjavelé les bottes. He stacked the boots.
elle a enjavelé Elle a enjavelé les bottines. She stacked the booties.
on a enjavelé On a enjavelé les ballots de paille. We stacked the straw bales.
nous avons enjavelé Nous avons enjavelé les ballots de foin. We stacked the hay bales.
vous avez enjavelé Vous avez enjavelé les ballots de foin. You stacked the hay bales.
ils ont enjavelé Ils ont enjavelé les ballots de paille. They stacked the straw bales.
elles ont enjavelé Elles ont enjavelé les bottes de paille. They stacked the straw boots.

Other Conjugations for Enjaveler.

   
    Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb enjaveler
   

    Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enjaveler
   

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

    Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enjaveler    (this article)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Enjaveler – 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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