Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb entortiller
Introduction to the verb entortiller
The English translation of the French verb entortiller is “to tangle” or “to twist.” It is pronounced as “ahn-tohr-tee-yay” in the infinitive form.
The word entortiller comes from the Old French word “tortiller” which means “to twist” and the prefix “en-” which means “in.” In everyday French, entortiller is most often used in the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) tense to describe an action that was completed in the past.
Here are three examples of its usage in this tense:
- J’ai entortillé mes cheveux avant la soirée. (I tangled my hair before the party.)
- Elle a entortillé le fil autour du bouton. (She twisted the thread around the button.)
- Nous avons entortillé les câbles pour éviter les accidents. (We tangled the cables to avoid accidents.)
In these examples, entortiller is used as a transitive verb, meaning it requires a direct object. It is often used to describe actions involving twisting or tangling something physically.
Table of the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of entortiller
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | ai entortillé | J’ai entortillé le fil. | I twisted the thread. |
tu | as entortillé | Tu as entortillé les cheveux. | You twisted the hair. |
il | a entortillé | Il a entortillé la corde. | He twisted the rope. |
elle | a entortillé | Elle a entortillé le ruban. | She twisted the ribbon. |
on | a entortillé | On a entortillé le câble. | We twisted the cable. |
nous | avons entortillé | Nous avons entortillé le tissu. | We twisted the fabric. |
vous | avez entortillé | Vous avez entortillé le fil électrique. | You twisted the electrical wire. |
ils | ont entortillé | Ils ont entortillé les branches. | They twisted the branches. |
elles | ont entortillé | Elles ont entortillé les bracelets. | They twisted the bracelets. |
Other Conjugations for Entortiller.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb entortiller
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb entortiller
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb entortiller
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb entortiller (this article)
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb entortiller
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb entortiller
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb entortiller
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb entortiller
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb entortiller
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb entortiller
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb entortiller
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb entortiller
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb entortiller
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb entortiller
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb entortiller
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb entortiller
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Entortiller – 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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