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Conjugation of the French verb enchaîner

A list of the common conjugations for the French verb enchaîner, along with their English translations.

enchaîner is a regular verb

Verb phrases

Infinitive		Scored
enchaîner	to chain

Present		Scored
j'enchaîne	I chain
tu enchaînes	you chain
il enchaîne	he chains
elle enchaîne	she chains
nous enchaînons	we chain
vous enchaînez	you chain
ils enchaînent	they chain
elles enchaînent	they chain

Imperfect		Scored
j'enchaînais	I was chaining
tu enchaînais	you were chaining
il enchaînait	he was chaining
elle enchaînait	she was chaining
nous enchaînions	we were chaining
vous enchaîniez	you were chaining
ils enchaînaient	they were chaining
elles enchaînaient	they were chaining

Past Historic / Passé Simple This is a literary tense, i.e. a tense used in writing, in everyday speech the Passé Composé is used to refer to past actions.		Scored
j'enchaînai	I chained
tu enchaînas	you chained
il enchaîna	he chained
elle enchaîna	she chained
nous enchaînâmes	we chained
vous enchaînâtes	you chained
ils enchaînèrent	they chained
elles enchaînèrent	they chained

Passé Composé		Scored
j'ai enchaîné	I have chained
tu as enchaîné	you have chained
il a enchaîné	he has chained
elle a enchaîné	she has chained
nous avons enchaîné	we have chained
vous avez enchaîné	you have chained
ils ont enchaîné	they have chained
elles ont enchaîné	they have chained

Pluperfect / Plus-que-parfait		Scored
j'avais enchaîné	I had chained
tu avais enchaîné	you had chained
il avait enchaîné	he had chained
elle avait enchaîné	she had chained
nous avions enchaîné	we had chained
vous aviez enchaîné	you had chained
ils avaient enchaîné	they had chained
elles avaient enchaîné	they had chained

Future		Scored
j'enchaînerai	I will chain
tu enchaîneras	you will chain
il enchaînera	he will chain
elle enchaînera	she will chain
nous enchaînerons	we will chain
vous enchaînerez	you will chain
ils enchaîneront	they will chain
elles enchaîneront	they will chain

Future Perfect / Futur antérieur The French Future Perfect or Futur antérieur is made with the future tense of avoir or être and the past participle of the verb. The past participle agrees with the subject for verbs that take être, or with the direct object for verbs that take avoir.		Scored
j'aurai enchaîné	I will have chained
tu auras enchaîné	you will have chained
il aura enchaîné	he will have chained
elle aura enchaîné	she will have chained
nous aurons enchaîné	we will have chained
vous aurez enchaîné	you will have chained
ils auront enchaîné	they will have chained
elles auront enchaîné	they will have chained

Conditional		Scored
j'enchaînerais	I would chain
tu enchaînerais	you would chain
il enchaînerait	he would chain
elle enchaînerait	she would chain
nous enchaînerions	we would chain
vous enchaîneriez	you would chain
ils enchaîneraient	they would chain
elles enchaîneraient	they would chain

Conditional Perfect / Conditionnel passé The French Conditional Perfect (the past conditional) or Conditionnel passé is made with the conditional tense of avoir or être and the past participle of the verb. The past participle agrees with the subject for verbs that take être, or with the direct object for verbs that take avoir.		Scored
j'aurais enchaîné	I would have chained
tu aurais enchaîné	you would have chained
il aurait enchaîné	he would have chained
elle aurait enchaîné	she would have chained
nous aurions enchaîné	we would have chained
vous auriez enchaîné	you would have chained
ils auraient enchaîné	they would have chained
elles auraient enchaîné	they would have chained

Present Subjunctive		Scored
(... que) j'enchaîne	(... that) I chain
(... que) tu enchaînes	(... that) you chain
(... que) il enchaîne	(... that) he chains
(... que) elle enchaîne	(... that) she chains
(... que) nous enchaînions	(... that) we chain
(... que) vous enchaîniez	(... that) you chain
(... que) ils enchaînent	(... that) they chain
(... que) elles enchaînent	(... that) they chain

Imperfect Subjunctive		Scored
(... que) j'enchaînasse	(... that) I was chaining
(... que) tu enchaînasses	(... that) you were chaining
(... que) il enchaînât	(... that) he was chaining
(... que) elle enchaînât	(... that) she was chaining
(... que) nous enchaînassions	(... that) we were chaining
(... que) vous enchaînassiez	(... that) you were chaining
(... que) ils enchaînassent	(... that) they were chaining
(... que) elles enchaînassent	(... that) they were chaining

Imperative		Scored
enchaîne	Chain
enchaînons	Let's chain
enchaînez	Chain

Present Participle		Scored
enchaînant	chaining

Past Participle		Scored
enchaîné	chained

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