Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embarrasser
Introduction to the verb embarrasser
The English translation of the French verb embarrasser is “to embarrass.” It is pronounced as “ahn-bah-rah-seh.”
The origin of the verb embarrasser can be traced back to the Old French word “embarrasser,” which meant “to block,” “to hinder” or “to obstruct.” It is derived from the Spanish word “embarazar,” which has the same meaning. In modern French, embarrasser still carries the meaning of causing difficulty, awkwardness or discomfort.
In everyday French, the verb embarrasser is most often used in the Subjonctif Passé tense, which is used to express a hypothetical or uncertain action that has taken place in the past. It is most commonly used in the following ways:
- J’espère que tu n’as pas embarrassé tes parents hier soir. (I hope you didn’t embarrass your parents last night.)
- Il est évident que nous aurions embarrassé la situation si nous étions intervenus. (It is obvious that we would have embarrassed the situation if we had intervened.)
- Je doute qu’elle ait embarrassé le choix de ses vêtements pour le mariage. (I doubt she would have embarrassed the choice of her clothes for the wedding.)
English translations:
- I hope you didn’t embarrass your parents last night.
- It is obvious that we would have embarrassed the situation if we had intervened.
- I doubt she would have embarrassed the choice of her clothes for the wedding.
Table of the Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of embarrasser
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aie embarrassé | Je doute que j’aie embarrassé. | I doubt that I embarrassed. |
tu | aies embarrassé | Il faut que tu aies embarrassé. | You must have embarrassed. |
il | ait embarrassé | Il est possible qu’il ait embarrassé. | It’s possible he embarrassed. |
elle | ait embarrassé | Elle craint qu’elle ait embarrassé. | She fears she embarrassed. |
on | ait embarrassé | On veut qu’on ait embarrassé. | We want it to have been embarrassed. |
nous | ayons embarrassé | Espérons que nous ayons embarrassé. | Let’s hope we embarrassed. |
vous | ayez embarrassé | Il est important que vous ayez embarrassé. | It’s important that you embarrassed. |
ils | aient embarrassé | Ils doutent qu’ils aient embarrassé. | They doubt they embarrassed. |
elles | aient embarrassé | Elles préfèrent qu’elles aient embarrassé. | They prefer they embarrassed. |
Other Conjugations for Embarrasser.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb embarrasser
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embarrasser
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embarrasser
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embarrasser
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embarrasser
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embarrasser
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embarrasser
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embarrasser
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embarrasser
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embarrasser
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embarrasser (this article)
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embarrasser
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embarrasser
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embarrasser
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embarrasser
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embarrasser
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Embarrasser – About the French Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense
Formation of the Subjonctif Passé
Everyday Usage Patterns
Interactions with Other Tenses
Present tense
Future tense
Conditional
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