Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb entre-tuer
Introduction to the verb entre-tuer
The English translation of the French verb “entre-tuer” is “to kill one another.”
The infinitive form of “entre-tuer” is pronounced as “ahn-truh-TEH.”
The language origin of “entre-tuer” comes from the combination of the prefix “entre-” meaning “between” or “among,” and the verb “tuer” meaning “to kill.” It is most often used in everyday French in the Passé Simple (Simple Past) tense in literary or formal contexts.
Here are three simple examples of “entre-tuer” in the Passé Simple tense, along with their respective English translations:
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Les deux armées s’entretuèrent lors de la bataille.
(The two armies killed each other during the battle.) -
Pendant la guerre, de nombreux soldats s’entretuèrent dans les tranchées.
(During the war, many soldiers killed each other in the trenches.) -
Les gangs rivaux s’entretuèrent dans une violente lutte pour le territoire.
(The rival gangs killed each other in a violent fight over territory.)
Table of the Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of entre-tuer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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Je | entre-tuai | J’entre-tuai l’ennemi. | I killed the enemy. |
Tu | entre-tuas | Tu entre-tuas le serpent. | You killed the snake. |
Il | entre-tua | Il entre-tua son rival. | He killed his rival. |
Elle | entre-tua | Elle entre-tua la bête sauvage. | She killed the wild animal. |
On | entre-tua | On entre-tua les témoins. | One killed the witnesses. |
Nous | entre-tuâmes | Nous entre-tuâmes les ennemis. | We killed the enemies. |
Vous | entre-tuâtes | Vous entre-tuâtes les soldats. | You killed the soldiers. |
Ils | entre-tuèrent | Ils entre-tuèrent leurs adversaires. | They killed their opponents. |
Elles | entre-tuèrent | Elles entre-tuèrent les monstres. | They (feminine) killed the monsters. |
Other Conjugations for Entre-Tuer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb entre-tuer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb entre-tuer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb entre-tuer (You’re reading it right now!)
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb entre-tuer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb entre-tuer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb entre-tuer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb entre-tuer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb entre-tuer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb entre-tuer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb entre-tuer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb entre-tuer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb entre-tuer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb entre-tuer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb entre-tuer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb entre-tuer
Conditionnel Passé II (Conditional Past II) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb entre-tuer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb entre-tuer
L’impératif Passé (Imperative Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb entre-tuer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb entre-tuer
L’infinitif Passé (Infinitive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb entre-tuer
Le Participe Présent (Present Participle) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb entre-tuer
Le Participe Passé (Past Participle) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb entre-tuer
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Entre-Tuer – About the French Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense
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Interactions with other tenses
Passé Composé
Imparfait
Conditional and Subjunctive
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