Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb entrebâiller
Introduction to the verb entrebâiller
The English translation of the French verb entrebâiller is “to crack open” or “to partially open.” The infinitive form is pronounced as ahn-truh-bah-yay.
The word entrebâiller is derived from the combination of the prefix “entre” meaning “between” and the verb “bâiller” meaning “to gape” or “to yawn.” It is most often used in everyday French in the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) tense to indicate an action that has started and is now completed or has a continued effect on the present.
Here are three simple examples of its usage in the Passé Composé tense with their respective English translations:
- Hier soir, j’ai entrebâillé la fenêtre avant de me coucher. (Last night, I cracked open the window before going to bed.)
- Nous avons entrebâillé la porte pour laisser entrer un peu d’air frais. (We partially opened the door to let in some fresh air.)
- Tu as entrebâillé les rideaux pour laisser passer un peu de lumière. (You opened the curtains a crack to let in some light.)
Table of the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of entrebâiller
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | ai entrebâillé | J’ai entrebâillé la porte. | I half-opened the door. |
tu | as entrebâillé | Tu as entrebâillé la fenêtre. | You half-opened the window. |
il | a entrebâillé | Il a entrebâillé le volet. | He half-opened the shutter. |
elle | a entrebâillé | Elle a entrebâillé la porte. | She half-opened the door. |
on | a entrebâillé | On a entrebâillé la porte. | We half-opened the door. |
nous | avons entrebâillé | Nous avons entrebâillé la fenêtre. | We half-opened the window. |
vous | avez entrebâillé | Vous avez entrebâillé le store. | You half-opened the blind. |
ils | ont entrebâillé | Ils ont entrebâillé la porte. | They half-opened the door. |
elles | ont entrebâillé | Elles ont entrebâillé la fenêtre. | They half-opened the window. |
Other Conjugations for Entrebâiller.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb entrebâiller
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb entrebâiller
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb entrebâiller
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb entrebâiller (this article)
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb entrebâiller
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb entrebâiller
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb entrebâiller
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb entrebâiller
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb entrebâiller
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb entrebâiller
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb entrebâiller
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb entrebâiller
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb entrebâiller
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb entrebâiller
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb entrebâiller
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb entrebâiller
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Entrebâiller – 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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