Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enliser
Introduction to the verb enliser
The English translation of the French verb enliser is “to get bogged down” or “to become mired”. The infinitive form of the verb is pronounced “ahn-lee-zay”.
Enliser comes from the Old French word “lis”, meaning “mud” or “slime”. It is most often used in everyday French in the Passé Composé tense to describe a situation or person becoming stuck or trapped in a difficult or undesirable circumstance.
Some examples of enliser in the Passé Composé tense are:
- Il s’est enlisé dans ses dettes. (He got bogged down in his debts.)
- Nous nous sommes enlisés dans le trafic. (We got stuck in traffic.)
- Les négociations se sont enlisées et aucun accord n’a été trouvé. (The negotiations became mired and no agreement was reached.)
Table of the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of enliser
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | me suis enlisé(e) | Je me suis enlisé(e) dans la boue. | I got stuck in the mud. |
tu | t’es enlisé(e) | Tu t’es enlisé(e) dans les problèmes. | You got bogged down in problems. |
il | s’est enlisé | Il s’est enlisé dans les détails. | He got bogged down in the details. |
elle | s’est enlisée | Elle s’est enlisée dans ses mensonges. | She got bogged down in her lies. |
on | s’est enlisé(e) | On s’est enlisé(e) dans la routine. | We got bogged down in the routine. |
nous | nous sommes enlisé(e)s | Nous nous sommes enlisé(e)s dans nos sentiments. | We got bogged down by our feelings. |
vous | vous êtes enlisé(e)s | Vous vous êtes enlisé(e)s dans cette affaire. | You got bogged down in this case. |
ils | se sont enlisés | Ils se sont enlisés dans leurs discussions. | They got bogged down in their discussions. |
elles | se sont enlisées | Elles se sont enlisées dans la boue. | They got stuck in the mud. |
Other Conjugations for Enliser.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb enliser
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enliser
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enliser
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enliser (this article)
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enliser
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enliser
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enliser
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enliser
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enliser
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enliser
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enliser
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enliser
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enliser
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enliser
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enliser
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enliser
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enliser
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Enliser – 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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