Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb entraver
Introduction to the verb entraver
The English translation of the French verb entraver is “to hinder” or “to impede.” It is pronounced as “ahn-trah-vay” in the infinitive form.
Entraver comes from the Old French word “entrave,” which means “a leash or a bond.” It ultimately derives from the Latin word “intrāvāre,” meaning “to block or obstruct.”
In everyday French, entraver is most often used in the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) tense to describe a past action that hindered or impeded something or someone. Here are three simple examples of its usage in this tense, with the respective English translations:
- J’ai entravé son progrès avec mes critiques constantes. (I hindered his progress with my constant criticisms.)
- Nous avons été entravés par les embouteillages et sommes arrivés en retard. (We were impeded by the traffic and arrived late.)
- Les négociations ont été entravées par des désaccords entre les deux parties. (The negotiations were hindered by disagreements between the two parties.)
Table of the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of entraver
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | ai entravé | J’ai entravé son projet. | I hindered his project. |
tu | as entravé | Tu as entravé sa démarche. | You hindered his approach. |
il | a entravé | Il a entravé leur communication. | He hindered their communication. |
elle | a entravé | Elle a entravé sa progression. | She hindered his progress. |
on | a entravé | On a entravé leur liberté. | We hindered their freedom. |
nous | avons entravé | Nous avons entravé leur plan. | We hindered their plan. |
vous | avez entravé | Vous avez entravé la situation. | You hindered the situation. |
ils | ont entravé | Ils ont entravé son développement. | They hindered his development. |
elles | ont entravé | Elles ont entravé leur réussite. | They hindered their success. |
Other Conjugations for Entraver.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb entraver
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb entraver
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb entraver
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb entraver (this article)
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb entraver
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb entraver
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb entraver
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb entraver
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb entraver
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb entraver
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb entraver
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb entraver
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb entraver
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb entraver
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb entraver
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb entraver
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb entraver
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Entraver – 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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