Simple Enlever (to Remove) French Verb Conjugations

When you want to say to remove or to take off in French, use the verb  enlever. This is a different meaning than  prendre  (to take) or  amener  (to take or bring), so its important to keep the three straight.   To place  enlever  into the past tense removed or to the present tense removing, a verb conjugation is required. There are a few challenges found in this conjugation, but a quick lesson will clear things up. Conjugating the French Verb  Enlever Enlever  is a  stem-changing verb. As you can see from the table,  the second E often changes to an à ¨. This is a common transformation found in verbs ending in -e_er. To conjugate  enlever  to the present, future, or imperfect past tense, pair the subject pronoun with the appropriate tense. For instance, I remove is jenlà ¨ve and we will remove is nous enlà ¨verons. Practicing these in context will make memorization a little easier. Subject Present Future Imperfect j enlve enlverai enlevais tu enlves enlveras enlevais il enlve enlvera enlevait nous enlevons enlverons enlevions vous enlevez enlverez enleviez ils enlvent enlveront enlevaient The Present Participle of  Enlever The  present participle  of  enlever  is  enlevant. This is done by adding -ant  to the verb stem and youll notice the E does not change here. This is a verb, of course, though it can also act as an adjective, gerund, or noun in some contexts. The Past Participle and Passà © Composà © The  passà © composà ©Ã‚  is a common way to express the past tense removed in French. It requires the  past participle  enlevà ©Ã‚  and a conjugation of the  auxiliary verb  avoir. For instance, I removed is jai enlevà © and we removed is nous avons enlevà ©. Notice how  ai  and  avons are conjugates of  avoir  and that the past participle does not change. More Simple  Enlever  Conjugations There may also be times when you will need the following verb forms, though theyre not as important as the others.   Quite simply, the subjunctive and conditional verb forms are used when the verbs action is not guaranteed. Used with less frequency, youll likely only find the passà © simple and imperfect subjunctive in formal writing. Subject Subjunctive Conditional Pass Simple Imperfect Subjunctive j enlve enlverais enlevai enlevasse tu enlves enlverais enlevas enlevasses il enlve enlverait enleva enlevt nous enlevions enlverions enlevmes enlevassions vous enleviez enlveriez enlevtes enlevassiez ils enlvent enlveraient enlevrent enlevassent A very informal use of  enlever  is the imperative form. Its used in direct commands and requests and the subject pronoun is not required. Instead of tu enlà ¨ve, use enlà ¨ve alone. Imperative (tu) enlve (nous) enlevons (vous) enlevez