Key facts

Énerver

To annoy · to annoy/to irritate

C1Regular
Stem
énerv
Past participle
énervé

Examples

Je m'énerve un peu.

I'm getting a bit annoyed.

Il n'énerve pas sa sœur.

He doesn't annoy his sister.

Nous énervions le prof.

We were annoying the teacher.

Nous avons énervé Paul.

We annoyed Paul.

Présent

Indicative present — everyday actions, ongoing situations, and habits; the tense you rely on most in conversation.

Group 1
J'énerve
Iannoy
Tuénerves
Youannoy
Ilénerve
Heannoys
Nousénervons
Weannoy
Vousénervez
Youannoy
Ilsénervent
Theyannoy

Futur proche

Near future with aller + infinitive — what you are about to do, very soon after the moment of speaking.

Jevais énerver
Iam going to annoy
Tuvas énerver
Youare going to annoy
Ilva énerver
Heis going to annoy
Nousallons énerver
Weare going to annoy
Vousallez énerver
Youare going to annoy
Ilsvont énerver
Theyare going to annoy

Passé récent

Recent past with venir de + infinitive — something that has just finished, still fresh in the speaker’s mind.

Jeviens d'énerver
Ihave just annoyed
Tuviens d'énerver
Youhave just annoyed
Ilvient d'énerver
Hehas just annoyed
Nousvenons d'énerver
Wehave just annoyed
Vousvenez d'énerver
Youhave just annoyed
Ilsviennent d'énerver
Theyhave just annoyed

Passé composé

Compound past with être or avoir + past participle — completed, one-off events and the backbone of spoken storytelling.

J'ai énervé
Ihave annoyed
Tuas énervé
Youhave annoyed
Ila énervé
Hehas annoyed
Nousavons énervé
Wehave annoyed
Vousavez énervé
Youhave annoyed
Ilsont énervé
Theyhave annoyed

Conditionnel présent

Conditional mood — polite requests, imagined outcomes, and what would happen under certain conditions.

J'énerverais
Iwould annoy
Tuénerverais
Youwould annoy
Ilénerverait
Hewould annoy
Nousénerverions
Wewould annoy
Vousénerveriez
Youwould annoy
Ilsénerveraient
Theywould annoy

Futur simple

Simple future — often more formal or literary than the near future; states intentions farther ahead in time.

J'énerverai
Iwill annoy
Tuénerveras
Youwill annoy
Ilénervera
Hewill annoy
Nousénerverons
Wewill annoy
Vousénerverez
Youwill annoy
Ilsénerveront
Theywill annoy

Imparfait

Imperfect — repeated habits in the past, background description, and actions still in progress when something else occurred.

J'énervais
Iwas annoying
Tuénervais
Youwere annoying
Ilénervait
Hewas annoying
Nousénervions
Were annoying
Vousénerviez
Youwere annoying
Ilsénervaient
Theywere annoying

Impératif présent

Present imperative — direct commands and friendly requests; only tu, nous, and vous person forms exist.

(Tu)énerve
Youannoy
(Nous)énervons
Weannoy
(Vous)énervez
Youannoy

Participe présent

Present participle — the -ant form in subordinate clauses, compound tenses, and many fixed expressions.

énervant
annoying

Gérondif présent

Gerund with en + present participle — simultaneous action, manner, or cause while something else is going on.

en énervant
annoying

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