Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ensiler
Introduction to the verb ensiler
The English translation of the French verb ensiler is “to silo” or “to ensile.” It is pronounced as “ahn-see-lay.”
The origin of the word ensiler can be traced back to the Latin word “silo,” which means “granary” or “storage place for grain.” In everyday French, ensiler is most often used in the Passé Composé tense, which is the equivalent of the Present Perfect tense in English.
Example 1: J’ai ensilé du foin hier soir. (I siloed/harvested hay last night.)
Example 2: Nous avons ensilé notre récolte de maïs la semaine dernière. (We siloed/ensiled our corn harvest last week.)
Example 3: Les agriculteurs ont ensilé toutes les cultures avant la pluie. (The farmers siloed/harvested all the crops before the rain.)
Table of the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of ensiler
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | ai ensilé | J’ai ensilé le foin dans les sacs. | I ensiled the hay in bags. |
tu | as ensilé | Tu as ensilé les légumes dans le silo. | You ensiled the vegetables in the silo. |
il | a ensilé | Il a ensilé le maïs dans les boudins. | He ensiled the corn in bales. |
elle | a ensilé | Elle a ensilé les fruits dans les tonneaux. | She ensiled the fruits in barrels. |
on | a ensilé | On a ensilé l’herbe dans les trémies. | We ensiled the grass in hoppers. |
nous | avons ensilé | Nous avons ensilé les cultures dans les silos. | We ensiled the crops in silos. |
vous | avez ensilé | Vous avez ensilé les céréales dans les bottes. | You ensiled the cereals in bundles. |
ils | ont ensilé | Ils ont ensilé les pommes de terre dans les caisses. | They ensiled the potatoes in crates. |
elles | ont ensilé | Elles ont ensilé les betteraves dans les bennes. | They ensiled the beets in bins. |
Other Conjugations for Ensiler.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb ensiler
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ensiler
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ensiler
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ensiler (this article)
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ensiler
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ensiler
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ensiler
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ensiler
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ensiler
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ensiler
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ensiler
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ensiler
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ensiler
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ensiler
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ensiler
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ensiler
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ensiler
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Ensiler – 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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