Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ensaboter
Introduction to the verb ensaboter
The English translation of the French verb ensaboter is “to sabotage.” It is pronounced as “ahn-sah-boh-tay” in its infinitive form.
The language origin of ensaboter can be traced back to the French word “sabot,” which means “wooden shoe.” In the 19th century, workers in France would use their wooden shoes to damage machinery in order to protest against their working conditions. This act of sabotaging became known as “sabotage” and eventually became a common term for any deliberate act of destruction or disruption.
In everyday French, ensaboter is most often used in the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) tense to describe an action that was deliberately carried out to cause harm or damage.
Three simple examples of ensaboter in the Passé Composé tense are:
- Ils ont ensaboté le projet de loi en y ajoutant des clauses controversées. (They sabotaged the bill by adding controversial clauses.)
- Elle a ensaboté son propre mariage en invitant son ex-petit ami. (She sabotaged her own wedding by inviting her ex-boyfriend.)
- Les manifestants ont ensaboté la manifestation pacifique en jetant des pierres sur la police. (The protesters sabotaged the peaceful protest by throwing rocks at the police.)
Table of the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of ensaboter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | ai ensaboté | J’ai ensaboté la machine. | I sabotaged the machine. |
tu | as ensaboté | Tu as ensaboté les plans. | You sabotaged the plans. |
il | a ensaboté | Il a ensaboté l’ordinateur. | He sabotaged the computer. |
elle | a ensaboté | Elle a ensaboté le projet. | She sabotaged the project. |
on | a ensaboté | On a ensaboté le système. | We sabotaged the system. |
nous | avons ensaboté | Nous avons ensaboté la réunion. | We sabotaged the meeting. |
vous | avez ensaboté | Vous avez ensaboté le discours. | You sabotaged the speech. |
ils | ont ensaboté | Ils ont ensaboté la mission. | They sabotaged the mission. |
elles | ont ensaboté | Elles ont ensaboté le travail. | They sabotaged the work. |
Other Conjugations for Ensaboter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb ensaboter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ensaboter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ensaboter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ensaboter (this article)
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ensaboter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ensaboter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ensaboter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ensaboter
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ensaboter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ensaboter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ensaboter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ensaboter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ensaboter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ensaboter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ensaboter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ensaboter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ensaboter
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Ensaboter – 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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