Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enterrer
Introduction to the verb enterrer
The English translation of the French verb enterrer is “to bury.” It is pronounced as “ahn-teh-reh” in its infinitive form.
The word enterrer comes from the Old French word “enterer,” which ultimately derives from the Latin word “interrare,” meaning “to bury.” In everyday French, it is most often used in the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) tense, which is used to talk about actions that have been completed in the past.
Examples:
- J’ai enterré mon chien hier. (I buried my dog yesterday.)
- Nous avons enterré nos grands-parents dans le cimetière familial. (We buried our grandparents in the family cemetery.)
- Ils ont enterré leur mère il y a deux semaines. (They buried their mother two weeks ago.)
Table of the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of enterrer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | ai enterré | J’ai enterré mon chien. | I buried my dog. |
tu | as enterré | Tu as enterré le trésor. | You buried the treasure. |
il | a enterré | Il a enterré son grand-père. | He buried his grandfather. |
elle | a enterré | Elle a enterré ses secrets. | She buried her secrets. |
on | a enterré | On a enterré les morts. | We buried the dead. |
nous | avons enterré | Nous avons enterré les vieilles histoires. | We buried old stories. |
vous | avez enterré | Vous avez enterré vos différends. | You buried your differences. |
ils | ont enterré | Ils ont enterré leur hache de guerre. | They buried the hatchet. |
elles | ont enterré | Elles ont enterré leur amitié. | They buried their friendship. |
Other Conjugations for Enterrer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb enterrer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enterrer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enterrer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enterrer (this article)
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enterrer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enterrer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enterrer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enterrer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enterrer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enterrer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enterrer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enterrer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enterrer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enterrer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enterrer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enterrer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enterrer
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Enterrer – 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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