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Conjugation of the French verb enterrer

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

enterrer is a regular verb

Verb phrases

Infinitive		Scored
enterrer	to bury

Present		Scored
j'enterre	I bury
tu enterres	you bury
il enterre	he buries
elle enterre	she buries
nous enterrons	we bury
vous enterrez	you bury
ils enterrent	they bury
elles enterrent	they bury

Imperfect		Scored
j'enterrais	I was burying
tu enterrais	you were burying
il enterrait	he was burying
elle enterrait	she was burying
nous enterrions	we were burying
vous enterriez	you were burying
ils enterraient	they were burying
elles enterraient	they were burying

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'enterrai	I buried
tu enterras	you buried
il enterra	he buried
elle enterra	she buried
nous enterrâmes	we buried
vous enterrâtes	you buried
ils enterrèrent	they buried
elles enterrèrent	they buried

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

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

Future		Scored
j'enterrerai	I will bury
tu enterreras	you will bury
il enterrera	he will bury
elle enterrera	she will bury
nous enterrerons	we will bury
vous enterrerez	you will bury
ils enterreront	they will bury
elles enterreront	they will bury

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 enterré	I will have buried
tu auras enterré	you will have buried
il aura enterré	he will have buried
elle aura enterré	she will have buried
nous aurons enterré	we will have buried
vous aurez enterré	you will have buried
ils auront enterré	they will have buried
elles auront enterré	they will have buried

Conditional		Scored
j'enterrerais	I would bury
tu enterrerais	you would bury
il enterrerait	he would bury
elle enterrerait	she would bury
nous enterrerions	we would bury
vous enterreriez	you would bury
ils enterreraient	they would bury
elles enterreraient	they would bury

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 enterré	I would have buried
tu aurais enterré	you would have buried
il aurait enterré	he would have buried
elle aurait enterré	she would have buried
nous aurions enterré	we would have buried
vous auriez enterré	you would have buried
ils auraient enterré	they would have buried
elles auraient enterré	they would have buried

Present Subjunctive		Scored
(... que) j'enterre	(... that) I bury
(... que) tu enterres	(... that) you bury
(... que) il enterre	(... that) he buries
(... que) elle enterre	(... that) she buries
(... que) nous enterrions	(... that) we bury
(... que) vous enterriez	(... that) you bury
(... que) ils enterrent	(... that) they bury
(... que) elles enterrent	(... that) they bury

Imperfect Subjunctive		Scored
(... que) j'enterrasse	(... that) I was burying
(... que) tu enterrasses	(... that) you were burying
(... que) il enterrât	(... that) he was burying
(... que) elle enterrât	(... that) she was burying
(... que) nous enterrassions	(... that) we were burying
(... que) vous enterrassiez	(... that) you were burying
(... que) ils enterrassent	(... that) they were burying
(... que) elles enterrassent	(... that) they were burying

Imperative		Scored
enterre	Bury
enterrons	Let's bury
enterrez	Bury

Present Participle		Scored
enterrant	burying

Past Participle		Scored
enterré	buried

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