Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb emboîter
Introduction to the verb emboîter
The English translation of the French verb emboîter is “to fit in” or “to slot in.” The infinitive form is pronounced as “ahm-bwah-teh.”
The word emboîter comes from the French word “boîte,” meaning “box.” It is derived from the Latin word “buxeda,” which also means “box.”
In everyday French, the verb emboîter is most often used in the Conditionnel Passé tense, which is used to talk about hypothetical or possible actions in the past. It is formed by using the conditional conjugation of the auxiliary verb “avoir” or “être,” followed by the past participle of emboîter, which is “emboîté.”
Here are three simple examples of emboîter in the Conditionnel Passé tense with their English translations:
- Si j’avais trouvé la bonne taille, j’aurais emboîté le puzzle. (If I had found the right size, I would have fit in the puzzle.)
- Elle aurait emboîté les pièces ensemble si elles n’étaient pas cassées. (She would have slotted the pieces together if they weren’t broken.)
- Nous serions arrivés plus tôt si nous avions emboîté nos bagages plus efficacement. (We would have arrived earlier if we had fit our luggage in more efficiently.)
Table of the Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of emboîter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aurais emboîté | Si j’avais su, je l’aurais emboîté. | If I had known, I would have fit it in. |
tu | aurais emboîté | Tu aurais emboîté avant de partir. | You would have fit it in before leaving. |
il | aurait emboîté | Il aurait emboîté les pièces ensemble. | He would have fit the pieces together. |
elle | aurait emboîté | Elle aurait emboîté les puzzles. | She would have fit the puzzles together. |
on | aurait emboîté | On aurait emboîté les pièces rapidement. | We would have quickly fit the pieces together. |
nous | aurions emboîté | Nous aurions emboîté les meubles. | We would have fit the furniture together. |
vous | auriez emboîté | Vous auriez emboîté les valises. | You would have fit the suitcases together. |
ils | auraient emboîté | Ils auraient emboîté les éléments. | They would have fit the elements together. |
elles | auraient emboîté | Elles auraient emboîté les blocs. | They (female) would have fit the blocks together. |
Other Conjugations for Emboîter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb emboîter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb emboîter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb emboîter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb emboîter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb emboîter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb emboîter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb emboîter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb emboîter
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb emboîter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb emboîter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb emboîter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb emboîter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb emboîter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb emboîter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb emboîter (this article)
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb emboîter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb emboîter
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Emboîter – About the French Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense
Formation
Common Everyday Usage Patterns
Expressing Unreal Past Scenarios
Polite Requests or Suggestions
Expressing Doubt or Uncertainty
Interactions with Other Tenses
Conditional Present
Indicative Past Tenses
Conditional Future
Summary
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