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FRENCH VERB

énerver

to annoy

  • #309 most used
  • Regular -er verb
  • Past participle: énervé
  • Present participle: énervant

Conjugation

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Present

Présent · now, habits and facts

  1. je I annoy
  2. tu you annoy
  3. il, elle, on he/she annoys
  4. nous we annoy
  5. vous you annoy
  6. ils, elles they annoy

Past

Passé composé · finished actions

  1. je I annoyed
  2. tu you annoyed
  3. il, elle, on he/she annoyed
  4. nous we annoyed
  5. vous you annoyed
  6. ils, elles they annoyed

Imperfect

Imparfait · “used to” and “was …ing”

  1. je I used to annoy
  2. tu you used to annoy
  3. il, elle, on he/she used to annoy
  4. nous we used to annoy
  5. vous you used to annoy
  6. ils, elles they used to annoy

Future

Futur simple · plans; in speech, “je vais parler” is just as common

  1. je I will annoy
  2. tu you will annoy
  3. il, elle, on he/she will annoy
  4. nous we will annoy
  5. vous you will annoy
  6. ils, elles they will annoy

Conditional

Conditionnel · “would”, polite requests

  1. je I would annoy
  2. tu you would annoy
  3. il, elle, on he/she would annoy
  4. nous we would annoy
  5. vous you would annoy
  6. ils, elles they would annoy

Present subjunctive

Subjonctif présent · wishes, doubts, “il faut que …”

  1. je (that) I annoy
  2. tu (that) you annoy
  3. il, elle, on (that) he/she annoy
  4. nous (that) we annoy
  5. vous (that) you annoy
  6. ils, elles (that) they annoy

Imperative

Impératif · requests and orders

  1. tu annoy!
  2. nous annoy! (let’s)
  3. vous annoy! (plural, or formal)

How to use énerver

One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.

  1. Present

    Ce bruit m'énerve depuis ce matin.

    That noise has been getting on my nerves since this morning.

  2. Past

    Son retard a énervé tout le monde à la réunion.

    His lateness annoyed everyone at the meeting.

  3. Imperfect

    Quand j'étais petite, ma sœur m'énervait exprès.

    When I was little, my sister annoyed me on purpose.

  4. Future

    Tu vas voir, ce jeu t'énervera vite.

    You'll see, this game will annoy you quickly.

  5. Conditional

    Ça m'énerverait de refaire la queue une heure.

    It'd annoy me to queue for an hour again.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Je ne veux pas que mes blagues t'énervent.

    I don't want my jokes to annoy you.

  7. Imperative

    Ne m'énerve pas, j'ai eu une longue journée.

    Don't annoy me, I've had a long day.

Good to know

  • S'énerver is to get worked up : ne t'énerve pas ! Ça m'énerve is that gets on my nerves.

Verbs like this one

The same pattern, on other verbs: regular -er verb.