Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb entôler
Introduction to the verb entôler
The English translation of the French verb entôler is “to wrap up” or “to bundle up”. The infinitive form is pronounced as “ahn-toh-lay”.
The verb entôler comes from the combination of the prefix “en-” and the verb “tôler”, which means “to cover” or “to cloak”. It is most often used in everyday French in the Plus-que-parfait tense, which is the past perfect tense. This tense is used to describe an action that was completed before another past action or point in time.
Here are three simple examples of its usage in the Plus-que-parfait tense, with their respective English translations:
- J’avais déjà entôlé le cadeau avant que mes parents n’arrivent. (I had already wrapped the gift before my parents arrived.)
- Les enfants avaient entôlé les feuilles mortes pour en faire un bonhomme. (The children had bundled up the dead leaves to make a snowman.)
- Elle avait entôlé son bébé dans une couverture bien chaude contre le froid. (She had wrapped her baby in a warm blanket against the cold.)
In all three examples, the action of wrapping or bundling up was completed before another past action or point in time. This is the typical usage of entôler in the Plus-que-parfait tense.
Table of the Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of entôler
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’avais entôlé | J’avais entôlé la pâte. | I had wrapped the dough. |
tu | tu avais entôlé | Tu avais entôlé le cadeau. | You had wrapped the gift. |
il | il avait entôlé | Il avait entôlé le colis. | He had wrapped the package. |
elle | elle avait entôlé | Elle avait entôlé le bouquet. | She had wrapped the bouquet. |
on | on avait entôlé | On avait entôlé le livre. | One had wrapped the book. |
nous | nous avions entôlé | Nous avions entôlé le sandwich. | We had wrapped the sandwich. |
vous | vous aviez entôlé | Vous aviez entôlé le cadeau. | You had wrapped the gift. |
ils | ils avaient entôlé | Ils avaient entôlé le paquet. | They had wrapped the package. |
elles | elles avaient entôlé | Elles avaient entôlé la bouteille. | They had wrapped the bottle. |
Other Conjugations for Entôler.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb entôler
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb entôler
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb entôler
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb entôler
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb entôler
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb entôler
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb entôler (this article)
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb entôler
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb entôler
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb entôler
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb entôler
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb entôler
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb entôler
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb entôler
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb entôler
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb entôler
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb entôler
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Entôler – 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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