Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb encorner
Introduction to the verb encorner
The English translation of the French verb encorner is “to corner” or “to trap”. The infinitive form of encorner is pronounced as “ahn-kor-nay”.
Encorner comes from the Old French word “encorner” which means “to meet at a corner”. It is derived from the Latin word “in”, meaning “in” or “on”, and the word “cornu”, meaning “corner” or “horn”.
In everyday French, encorner is most often used in the Plus-que-parfait tense, which is equivalent to the past perfect tense in English. This tense is used to describe an action that was completed before another action in the past.
Three simple examples of encorner in the Plus-que-parfait tense with their English translations are:
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J’avais encorné le chat avant de partir en vacances. (I had trapped the cat before leaving on vacation.)
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Tu avais encorné les pièges avant que le renard n’arrive. (You had cornered the traps before the fox arrived.)
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Les voleurs avaient encorné la banque avant que la police n’arrive. (The thieves had cornered the bank before the police arrived.)
Table of the Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of encorner
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’avais encorné | J’avais encorné le taureau. | I had horned the bull. |
tu | tu avais encorné | Tu avais encorné la vache. | You had horned the cow. |
il | il avait encorné | Il avait encorné le cheval. | He had horned the horse. |
elle | elle avait encorné | Elle avait encorné le bélier. | She had horned the ram. |
on | on avait encorné | On avait encorné le bouc. | One had horned the goat. |
nous | nous avions encorné | Nous avions encorné les bovins. | We had horned the cattle. |
vous | vous aviez encorné | Vous aviez encorné les moutons. | You had horned the sheep. |
ils | ils avaient encorné | Ils avaient encorné les buffles. | They had horned the buffalo. |
elles | elles avaient encorné | Elles avaient encorné les chèvres. | They had horned the goats. |
Other Conjugations for Encorner.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb encorner
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb encorner
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb encorner
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb encorner
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb encorner
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb encorner
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb encorner (this article)
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb encorner
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb encorner
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb encorner
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb encorner
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb encorner
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb encorner
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb encorner
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb encorner
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb encorner
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb encorner
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Encorner – About the French Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense
Tense Formation
Common everyday usage patterns
Sequencing of past events
Background information
Hypothetical or reported speech
Interactions with other tenses
Summary
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