Key facts

Enfermer

To lock up

C1Regular
Stem
enferm
Past participle
enfermé

Examples

J'enferme le chat.

I lock the cat in.

Il n'enferme pas ses clés.

He doesn't lock up his keys.

Nous enfermions Lucie.

We were locking Lucie in.

Nous avons enfermé Paul.

We locked Paul up.

Présent

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

Group 1
J'enferme
Ilock up
Tuenfermes
Youlock up
Ilenferme
Helocks up
Nousenfermons
Welock up
Vousenfermez
Youlock up
Ilsenferment
Theylock up

Futur proche

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

Jevais enfermer
Iam going to lock up
Tuvas enfermer
Youare going to lock up
Ilva enfermer
Heis going to lock up
Nousallons enfermer
Weare going to lock up
Vousallez enfermer
Youare going to lock up
Ilsvont enfermer
Theyare going to lock up

Passé récent

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

Jeviens d'enfermer
Ihave just locked up
Tuviens d'enfermer
Youhave just locked up
Ilvient d'enfermer
Hehas just locked up
Nousvenons d'enfermer
Wehave just locked up
Vousvenez d'enfermer
Youhave just locked up
Ilsviennent d'enfermer
Theyhave just locked up

Passé composé

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

J'ai enfermé
Ihave locked up
Tuas enfermé
Youhave locked up
Ila enfermé
Hehas locked up
Nousavons enfermé
Wehave locked up
Vousavez enfermé
Youhave locked up
Ilsont enfermé
Theyhave locked up

Conditionnel présent

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

J'enfermerais
Iwould lock up
Tuenfermerais
Youwould lock up
Ilenfermerait
Hewould lock up
Nousenfermerions
Wewould lock up
Vousenfermeriez
Youwould lock up
Ilsenfermeraient
Theywould lock up

Futur simple

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

J'enfermerai
Iwill lock up
Tuenfermeras
Youwill lock up
Ilenfermera
Hewill lock up
Nousenfermerons
Wewill lock up
Vousenfermerez
Youwill lock up
Ilsenfermeront
Theywill lock up

Imparfait

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

J'enfermais
Iwas locking up
Tuenfermais
Youwere locking up
Ilenfermait
Hewas locking up
Nousenfermions
Were locking up
Vousenfermiez
Youwere locking up
Ilsenfermaient
Theywere locking up

Impératif présent

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

(Tu)enferme
Youlock up
(Nous)enfermons
Welock up
(Vous)enfermez
Youlock up

Participe présent

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

enfermant
locking up

Gérondif présent

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

en enfermant
locking up

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