Key facts

Enterrer

To bury

B1Regular
Stem
enterr
Past participle
enterré

Examples

J'enterre le trésor.

I bury the treasure.

Il n'enterre pas l'idée.

He doesn't bury the idea.

Nous enterrions tout.

We were burying everything.

Nous avons enterré le pot.

We buried the jar.

Présent

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

Group 1
J'enterre
Ibury
Tuenterres
Youbury
Ilenterre
Heburies
Nousenterrons
Webury
Vousenterrez
Youbury
Ilsenterrent
Theybury

Futur proche

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

Jevais enterrer
Iam going to bury
Tuvas enterrer
Youare going to bury
Ilva enterrer
Heis going to bury
Nousallons enterrer
Weare going to bury
Vousallez enterrer
Youare going to bury
Ilsvont enterrer
Theyare going to bury

Passé récent

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

Jeviens d'enterrer
Ihave just buried
Tuviens d'enterrer
Youhave just buried
Ilvient d'enterrer
Hehas just buried
Nousvenons d'enterrer
Wehave just buried
Vousvenez d'enterrer
Youhave just buried
Ilsviennent d'enterrer
Theyhave just buried

Passé composé

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

J'ai enterré
Ihave buried
Tuas enterré
Youhave buried
Ila enterré
Hehas buried
Nousavons enterré
Wehave buried
Vousavez enterré
Youhave buried
Ilsont enterré
Theyhave buried

Conditionnel présent

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

J'enterrerais
Iwould bury
Tuenterrerais
Youwould bury
Ilenterrerait
Hewould bury
Nousenterrerions
Wewould bury
Vousenterreriez
Youwould bury
Ilsenterreraient
Theywould bury

Futur simple

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

J'enterrerai
Iwill bury
Tuenterreras
Youwill bury
Ilenterrera
Hewill bury
Nousenterrerons
Wewill bury
Vousenterrerez
Youwill bury
Ilsenterreront
Theywill bury

Imparfait

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

J'enterrais
Iwas burying
Tuenterrais
Youwere burying
Ilenterrait
Hewas burying
Nousenterrions
Were burying
Vousenterriez
Youwere burying
Ilsenterraient
Theywere burying

Impératif présent

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

(Tu)enterre
Youbury
(Nous)enterrons
Webury
(Vous)enterrez
Youbury

Participe présent

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

enterrant
burying

Gérondif présent

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

en enterrant
burying

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