Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enrailler
Introduction to the verb enrailler
The English translation of the French verb enrailler is “to derail.” It is pronounced as “ahn-ray-ye.”
Enrailler comes from the French root word “rail,” meaning “railway.” It is most often used to describe the action of a train or other vehicle leaving the tracks or experiencing a mechanical failure.
In the Passé Composé tense, enrailler is used in the past tense to describe a completed action. Here are three examples of its usage in this tense:
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Le train s’est enraillé et a causé un grand embouteillage. (The train derailed and caused a major traffic jam.)
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Les fortes pluies ont enraillé le train, le retardant de plusieurs heures. (The heavy rains derailed the train, delaying it by several hours.)
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L’accident s’est produit lorsqu’une partie du train s’est enraillée. (The accident occurred when a part of the train derailed.)
Table of the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of enrailler
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | ai enraillé | J’ai enraillé le train. | I derailed the train. |
tu | as enraillé | Tu as enraillé la voiture. | You derailed the car. |
il | a enraillé | Il a enraillé la locomotive. | He derailed the locomotive. |
elle | a enraillé | Elle a enraillé le wagon. | She derailed the wagon. |
on | a enraillé | On a enraillé le métro. | We derailed the subway. |
nous | avons enraillé | Nous avons enraillé l’avion. | We derailed the plane. |
vous | avez enraillé | Vous avez enraillé le tramway. | You derailed the tramway. |
ils | ont enraillé | Ils ont enraillé le bus. | They derailed the bus. |
elles | ont enraillé | Elles ont enraillé le train à grande vitesse. | They derailed the high-speed train. |
Other Conjugations for Enrailler.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb enrailler
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enrailler
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enrailler
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enrailler (this article)
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enrailler
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enrailler
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enrailler
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enrailler
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enrailler
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enrailler
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enrailler
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enrailler
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enrailler
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enrailler
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enrailler
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enrailler
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enrailler
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Enrailler – 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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