Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enferrer
Introduction to the verb enferrer
The English translation of the French verb enferrer is “to trap” or “to ensnare.” It is pronounced as “ahn-fehr-RAY.”
The verb enferrer comes from the Old French enfariner, which means “to cover in flour.” In modern French, it is most often used in its figurative sense, meaning “to trap” or “to get caught.”
In everyday French, enferrer is most commonly used in the plus-que-parfait (pluperfect) tense. This tense is used to express an action that occurred before another past action. For example, “I had already trapped the mouse before the cat came in.”
Here are three simple examples of enferrer in the plus-que-parfait tense:
- J’avais enferré le renard avant qu’il ne dévore toutes mes poules. (I had trapped the fox before it could eat all my chickens.)
- Tu avais enferré le voleur avant qu’il ne puisse s’échapper. (You had trapped the thief before he could escape.)
- Il avait enferré sa proie avant que les autres animaux ne la lui volent. (He had trapped his prey before the other animals could steal it.)
In all three examples, the action of trapping occurred before another past action (le renard dévore, le voleur s’échapper, les autres animaux la volent).
Table of the Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of enferrer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’avais enferré | J’avais enferré mon cheval. | I had shod my horse. |
tu | tu avais enferré | Tu avais enferré ton cheval. | You had shod your horse. |
il | il avait enferré | Il avait enferré son cheval. | He had shod his horse. |
elle | elle avait enferré | Elle avait enferré son cheval. | She had shod her horse. |
on | on avait enferré | On avait enferré son cheval. | One had shod their horse. |
nous | nous avions enferré | Nous avions enferré nos chevaux. | We had shod our horses. |
vous | vous aviez enferré | Vous aviez enferré vos chevaux. | You had shod your horses. |
ils | ils avaient enferré | Ils avaient enferré leurs chevaux. | They had shod their horses. |
elles | elles avaient enferré | Elles avaient enferré leurs chevaux. | They had shod their horses. |
Other Conjugations for Enferrer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb enferrer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enferrer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enferrer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enferrer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enferrer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enferrer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enferrer (this article)
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enferrer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enferrer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enferrer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enferrer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enferrer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enferrer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enferrer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enferrer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enferrer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enferrer
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Enferrer – 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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