Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb entêter
Introduction to the verb entêter
The English translation of the French verb entêter is “to insist” or “to be stubborn.” It is pronounced as “ahn-tet-ay.”
The word entêter comes from the Latin word “intestinare,” meaning “to fix on something firmly.” It entered the French language in the 15th century.
In everyday French, entêter is most often used in the Passé Composé tense, which is the equivalent of the Present Perfect tense in English. This tense is used to describe past actions that have a connection to the present.
Here are three examples of entêter used in the Passé Composé tense in everyday French:
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J’ai entêté mon fils pour qu’il mange ses légumes. (I insisted my son to eat his vegetables.)
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Elle s’est entêtée à vouloir partir seule en voyage. (She insisted on going on a trip alone.)
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Les parents ont tenté de l’entêter à aller à l’université. (The parents tried to insist on him going to university.)
English translations:
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I insisted my son to eat his vegetables.
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She insisted on going on a trip alone.
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The parents tried to insist on him going to university.
Table of the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of entêter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | me suis entêté(e) | Je me suis entêté(e) à vouloir le faire. | I stubbornly insisted on doing it. |
tu | t’es entêté(e) | Tu t’es entêté(e) à refuser mon aide. | You stubbornly refused my help. |
il | s’est entêté | Il s’est entêté à rester debout. | He stubbornly insisted on standing up. |
elle | s’est entêtée | Elle s’est entêtée à changer d’avis. | She stubbornly changed her mind. |
on | s’est entêté(s) | On s’est entêté(s) à chercher la vérité. | We stubbornly insisted on finding the truth. |
nous | nous sommes entêté(e)s | Nous nous sommes entêté(e)s à poursuivre le projet. | We stubbornly continued with the project. |
vous | vous êtes entêté(e)(s) | Vous vous êtes entêté(e)(s) à contester la décision. | You stubbornly contested the decision. |
ils | se sont entêtés | Ils se sont entêtés à suivre leur propre chemin. | They stubbornly followed their own path. |
elles | se sont entêtées | Elles se sont entêtées à ignorer mes conseils. | They stubbornly ignored my advice. |
Other Conjugations for Entêter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb entêter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb entêter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb entêter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb entêter (this article)
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb entêter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb entêter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb entêter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb entêter
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb entêter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb entêter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb entêter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb entêter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb entêter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb entêter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb entêter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb entêter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb entêter
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Entêter – 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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