Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ensabler
Introduction to the verb ensabler
The English translation of the French verb ensabler is “to bury in sand” or “to become sand-covered.” It is pronounced as “ahn-sah-blay.”
The verb ensabler comes from the French word “sable,” meaning sand. It is derived from the Latin word “sabulum,” meaning coarse sand.
In everyday French, ensabler is most often used in the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) tense to describe an action that has been completed in the past.
Three simple examples of its usage in this tense are:
- J’ai ensablé mes pieds sur la plage. (I buried my feet in the sand on the beach.)
- Les ruines de la ville sont ensablées depuis des siècles. (The ruins of the city have been buried in sand for centuries.)
- Nous avons dû ensabler le chemin pour pouvoir passer. (We had to bury the path in sand in order to pass through.)
English translations:
- I buried my feet in the sand on the beach.
- The ruins of the city have been buried in sand for centuries.
- We had to bury the path in sand in order to pass through.
Table of the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of ensabler
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | ai ensablé | J’ai ensablé le château de sable. | I buried the sandcastle. |
tu | as ensablé | Tu as ensablé tes pieds. | You buried your feet. |
il | a ensablé | Il a ensablé sa voiture. | He buried his car. |
elle | a ensablé | Elle a ensablé la plage. | She buried the beach. |
on | a ensablé | On a ensablé la route. | We buried the road. |
nous | avons ensablé | Nous avons ensablé la piscine. | We buried the pool. |
vous | avez ensablé | Vous avez ensablé le sentier. | You buried the path. |
ils | ont ensablé | Ils ont ensablé le jardin. | They buried the garden. |
elles | ont ensablé | Elles ont ensablé la voiture. | They buried the car. |
Other Conjugations for Ensabler.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb ensabler
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ensabler
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ensabler
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ensabler (this article)
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ensabler
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ensabler
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ensabler
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ensabler
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ensabler
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ensabler
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ensabler
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ensabler
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ensabler
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ensabler
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ensabler
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ensabler
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ensabler
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Ensabler – 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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