Meaning: to run away, to flee, to escape
Type: Irregular – Reflexive verb (–IR group)
Level: Intermediate
Uses: describing escape, sudden movement, leaving quickly
Présent (Present Tense)
| Subject | French form | English meaning |
|---|
| je | m’enfuis | I run away / I flee |
| tu | t’enfuis | you run away / you flee |
| il/elle/on | s’enfuit | he/she/one runs away / flees |
| nous | nous enfuyons | we run away / we flee |
| vous | vous enfuyez | you run away / you flee |
| ils/elles | s’enfuient | they run away / they flee |
Passé Composé (Past – Completed Actions)
| Subject | French form | English meaning |
|---|
| je | me suis enfui(e) | I ran away / I fled |
| tu | t’es enfui(e) | you ran away / you fled |
| il | s’est enfui | he ran away / he fled |
| elle | s’est enfuie | she ran away / she fled |
| nous | nous sommes enfui(e)s | we ran away / we fled |
| vous | vous êtes enfui(e)(s) | you ran away / you fled |
| ils | se sont enfuis | they ran away / they fled (masc.) |
| elles | se sont enfuies | they ran away / they fled (fem.) |
Imparfait (Past – Ongoing / Used To)
| Subject | French form | English meaning |
|---|
| je | m’enfuyais | I used to run away / I was running away |
| tu | t’enfuyais | you used to run away / were running away |
| il/elle/on | s’enfuyait | he/she/one used to run away / was running away |
| nous | nous enfuyions | we used to run away / were running away |
| vous | vous enfuyiez | you used to run away / were running away |
| ils/elles | s’enfuyaient | they used to run away / were running away |
Passé Récent (Recent Past – “Just did…”)
| Subject | French form | English meaning |
|---|
| je | viens de m’enfuir | I just ran away |
| tu | viens de t’enfuir | you just ran away |
| il/elle/on | vient de s’enfuir | he/she/one just ran away |
| nous | venons de nous enfuir | we just ran away |
| vous | venez de vous enfuir | you just ran away |
| ils/elles | viennent de s’enfuir | they just ran away |
Futur Proche (Near Future – “Going to…”)
| Subject | French form | English meaning |
|---|
| je | vais m’enfuir | I’m going to run away |
| tu | vas t’enfuir | you’re going to run away |
| il/elle/on | va s’enfuir | he/she/one is going to run away |
| nous | allons nous enfuir | we’re going to run away |
| vous | allez vous enfuir | you’re going to run away |
| ils/elles | vont s’enfuir | they’re going to run away |
Futur Simple (“Will…”)
| Subject | French form | English meaning |
|---|
| je | m’enfuirai | I will run away |
| tu | t’enfuiras | you will run away |
| il/elle/on | s’enfuira | he/she/one will run away |
| nous | nous enfuirons | we will run away |
| vous | vous enfuire z | you will run away |
| ils/elles | s’enfuiront | they will run away |
Conditionnel Présent (Would…)
| Subject | French form | English meaning |
|---|
| je | m’enfuirais | I would run away |
| tu | t’enfuirais | you would run away |
| il/elle/on | s’enfuirait | he/she/one would run away |
| nous | nous enfuirions | we would run away |
| vous | vous enfuiriez | you would run away |
| ils/elles | s’enfuiraient | they would run away |
Subjonctif Présent (after expressions of emotion, doubt, necessity, …)
| Subject | French form | English meaning |
|---|
| que je | m’enfuie | that I run away |
| que tu | t’enfuies | that you run away |
| qu’il/elle/on | s’enfuie | that he/she/one run away |
| que nous | nous enfuyions | that we run away |
| que vous | vous enfuyiez | that you run away |
| qu’ils/elles | s’enfuient | that they run away |
Impératif Présent (Commands)
| Form | French form | English meaning |
|---|
| tu | enfuis-toi | run away! |
| nous | enfuyons-nous | let’s run away! |
| vous | enfuyez-vous | run away! (plural / formal) |
Participes
| Form | French | English meaning |
|---|
| Participe présent | s’enfuyant | running away |
| Participe passé | enfui | run away / fled |
Gérondif
| Form | French | English meaning |
|---|
| en s’enfuyant | en s’enfuyant | while running away |
