Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ennuyer
Introduction to the verb ennuyer
The English translation of the French verb ennuyer is “to bore/to annoy.” The infinitive form of ennuyer is pronounced “ahn-wee-yay.”
Ennuyer comes from the Old French word “enui,” meaning “annoyance” or “vexation.” It has its roots in the Latin word “inodiare,” meaning “to make hateful.”
In everyday French, ennuyer is most often used in the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) tense to describe something that has caused boredom or annoyance in the past. It is also commonly used to express an action that has been annoying or bothering someone recently.
Here are three simple examples of its usage in this tense:
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J’ai été ennuyé par le bruit des travaux. (I was annoyed by the noise of the construction work.)
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Nous avons été ennuyés par le retard du train. (We were bothered by the train’s delay.)
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Elles ont été ennuyées par les enfants toute la journée. (They were bored by the children all day.)
Table of the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of ennuyer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | me suis ennuyé | Je me suis ennuyé pendant la réunion. | I got bored during the meeting. |
tu | t’es ennuyé | Tu t’es ennuyé à la fête. | You got bored at the party. |
il | s’est ennuyé | Il s’est ennuyé en classe. | He got bored in class. |
elle | s’est ennuyée | Elle s’est ennuyée pendant le voyage. | She got bored during the trip. |
on | s’est ennuyé | On s’est ennuyé à la plage. | We got bored at the beach. |
nous | nous sommes ennuyés | Nous nous sommes ennuyés au camping. | We got bored while camping. |
vous | vous êtes ennuyés | Vous vous êtes ennuyés pendant le spectacle. | You got bored during the show. |
ils | se sont ennuyés | Ils se sont ennuyés toute la soirée. | They got bored all evening. |
elles | se sont ennuyées | Elles se sont ennuyées en classe. | They got bored in class. |
Other Conjugations for Ennuyer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb ennuyer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ennuyer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ennuyer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ennuyer (this article)
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ennuyer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ennuyer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ennuyer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ennuyer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ennuyer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ennuyer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ennuyer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ennuyer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ennuyer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ennuyer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ennuyer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ennuyer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ennuyer
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Ennuyer – 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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