Key facts

Enfiler

To put on · to put on (clothes)/to thread/to slip into

B1Regular
Stem
enfil
Past participle
enfilé

Examples

J'enfile mon pull.

I put on my sweater.

Il n'enfile pas sa veste.

He doesn't put on his jacket.

Nous enfilions tout.

We were putting everything on.

Nous avons enfilé le bas.

We put on the stockings.

Présent

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

Group 1
J'enfile
Iput on
Tuenfiles
Youput on
Ilenfile
Heputs on
Nousenfilons
Weput on
Vousenfilez
Youput on
Ilsenfilent
Theyput on

Futur proche

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

Jevais enfiler
Iam going to put on
Tuvas enfiler
Youare going to put on
Ilva enfiler
Heis going to put on
Nousallons enfiler
Weare going to put on
Vousallez enfiler
Youare going to put on
Ilsvont enfiler
Theyare going to put on

Passé récent

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

Jeviens d'enfiler
Ihave just put on
Tuviens d'enfiler
Youhave just put on
Ilvient d'enfiler
Hehas just put on
Nousvenons d'enfiler
Wehave just put on
Vousvenez d'enfiler
Youhave just put on
Ilsviennent d'enfiler
Theyhave just put on

Passé composé

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

J'ai enfilé
Ihave put on
Tuas enfilé
Youhave put on
Ila enfilé
Hehas put on
Nousavons enfilé
Wehave put on
Vousavez enfilé
Youhave put on
Ilsont enfilé
Theyhave put on

Conditionnel présent

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

J'enfilerais
Iwould put on
Tuenfilerais
Youwould put on
Ilenfilerait
Hewould put on
Nousenfilerions
Wewould put on
Vousenfileriez
Youwould put on
Ilsenfileraient
Theywould put on

Futur simple

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

J'enfilerai
Iwill put on
Tuenfileras
Youwill put on
Ilenfilera
Hewill put on
Nousenfilerons
Wewill put on
Vousenfilerez
Youwill put on
Ilsenfileront
Theywill put on

Imparfait

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

J'enfilais
Iwas putting on
Tuenfilais
Youwere putting on
Ilenfilait
Hewas putting on
Nousenfilions
Were putting on
Vousenfiliez
Youwere putting on
Ilsenfilaient
Theywere putting on

Impératif présent

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

(Tu)enfile
Youput on
(Nous)enfilons
Weput on
(Vous)enfilez
Youput on

Participe présent

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

enfilant
putting on

Gérondif présent

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

en enfilant
putting on

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