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Conjugation of the French verb entreprendre

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

entreprendre is an irregular verb

Verb phrases

Infinitive		Scored
entreprendre	to undertake

Present		Scored
j'entreprends	I undertake
tu entreprends	you undertake
il entreprend	he undertakes
elle entreprend	she undertakes
nous entreprenons	we undertake
vous entreprenez	you undertake
ils entreprennent	they undertake
elles entreprennent	they undertake

Imperfect		Scored
j'entreprenais	I was undertaking
tu entreprenais	you were undertaking
il entreprenait	he was undertaking
elle entreprenait	she was undertaking
nous entreprenions	we were undertaking
vous entrepreniez	you were undertaking
ils entreprenaient	they were undertaking
elles entreprenaient	they were undertaking

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'entrepris	I undertook
tu entrepris	you undertook
il entreprit	he undertook
elle entreprit	she undertook
nous entreprîmes	we undertook
vous entreprîtes	you undertook
ils entreprirent	they undertook
elles entreprirent	they undertook

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

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

Future		Scored
j'entreprendrai	I will undertake
tu entreprendras	you will undertake
il entreprendra	he will undertake
elle entreprendra	she will undertake
nous entreprendrons	we will undertake
vous entreprendrez	you will undertake
ils entreprendront	they will undertake
elles entreprendront	they will undertake

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

Conditional		Scored
j'entreprendrais	I would undertake
tu entreprendrais	you would undertake
il entreprendrait	he would undertake
elle entreprendrait	she would undertake
nous entreprendrions	we would undertake
vous entreprendriez	you would undertake
ils entreprendraient	they would undertake
elles entreprendraient	they would undertake

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

Present Subjunctive		Scored
(... que) j'entreprenne	(... that) I undertake
(... que) tu entreprennes	(... that) you undertake
(... que) il entreprenne	(... that) he undertakes
(... que) elle entreprenne	(... that) she undertakes
(... que) nous entreprenions	(... that) we undertake
(... que) vous entrepreniez	(... that) you undertake
(... que) ils entreprennent	(... that) they undertake
(... que) elles entreprennent	(... that) they undertake

Imperfect Subjunctive		Scored
(... que) j'entreprisse	(... that) I was undertaking
(... que) tu entreprisses	(... that) you were undertaking
(... que) il entreprît	(... that) he was undertaking
(... que) elle entreprît	(... that) she was undertaking
(... que) nous entreprissions	(... that) we were undertaking
(... que) vous entreprissiez	(... that) you were undertaking
(... que) ils entreprissent	(... that) they were undertaking
(... que) elles entreprissent	(... that) they were undertaking

Imperative		Scored
entreprends	Undertake
entreprenons	Let's undertake
entreprenez	Undertake

Present Participle		Scored
entreprenant	undertaking

Past Participle		Scored
entrepris	undertaken

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