Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enlacer
Introduction to the verb enlacer
The English translation of the French verb enlacer is “to embrace” or “to hug.” It is pronounced as “ahn-la-ser” in its infinitive form.
Enlacer originated from the Latin word “inlācēre,” meaning “to intertwine” or “to entwine.” In everyday French, it is most often used in the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) tense, which is used to talk about past actions that are completed. In this tense, enlacer means “to have embraced” or “to have hugged.”
Three simple examples of enlacer in the Passé Composé tense are:
- Hier, je t’ai enlacé pour te dire au revoir. (Yesterday, I embraced you to say goodbye.)
- Nous nous sommes enlacés pendant des heures devant la cheminée. (We hugged for hours in front of the fireplace.)
- Elle avait enlacé sa mère pour la remercier de tout son soutien. (She had embraced her mother to thank her for all her support.)
Table of the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of enlacer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | ai enlacé | J’ai enlacé mon amoureux. | I hugged my lover. |
tu | as enlacé | Tu as enlacé ta meilleure amie. | You hugged your best friend. |
il | a enlacé | Il a enlacé sa mère. | He hugged his mother. |
elle | a enlacé | Elle a enlacé son chat. | She hugged her cat. |
on | a enlacé | On a enlacé les arbres. | We hugged the trees. |
nous | avons enlacé | Nous avons enlacé nos mains. | We interlocked our hands. |
vous | avez enlacé | Vous avez enlacé vos enfants. | You hugged your children. |
ils | ont enlacé | Ils ont enlacé leurs amis. | They hugged their friends. |
elles | ont enlacé | Elles ont enlacé leurs partenaires. | They hugged their partners. |
Other Conjugations for Enlacer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb enlacer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enlacer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enlacer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enlacer (this article)
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enlacer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enlacer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enlacer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enlacer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enlacer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enlacer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enlacer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enlacer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enlacer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enlacer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enlacer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enlacer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enlacer
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Enlacer – 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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