Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embrayer
Introduction to the verb embrayer
The English translation of the French verb embrayer is “to engage” or “to shift gears.” The infinitive form, embrayer, is pronounced as ahm-bray-ay.
The origin of the word embrayer can be traced back to the French word “embrayage” meaning “clutch,” which comes from the Old French word “embrayer” meaning “to hook or grip.” The verb embrayer is most often used in everyday French in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, which is the past tense of the subjunctive mood.
Three simple examples of embrayer in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense are:
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Il fallait que j’ai embrayé avant de tourner à gauche. (I had to engage before turning left.)
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J’aurais préféré que tu aies embrayé plus tôt. (I would have preferred that you had shifted gears earlier.)
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Elle était contente que nous ayons embrayé correctement. (She was happy that we had shifted gears correctly.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of embrayer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse embrayé | J’aurais aimé que je eusse embrayé. | I wish I had shifted. |
tu | eusses embrayé | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses embrayé. | I wish you had shifted. |
il | eût embrayé | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût embrayé. | I wish he had shifted. |
elle | eût embrayé | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût embrayé. | I wish she had shifted. |
on | eût embrayé | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût embrayé. | I wish one had shifted. |
nous | eussions embrayé | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions embrayé. | I wish we had shifted. |
vous | eussiez embrayé | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez embrayé. | I wish you had shifted. |
ils | eussent embrayé | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent embrayé. | I wish they had shifted. |
elles | eussent embrayé | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent embrayé. | I wish they had shifted. |
Other Conjugations for Embrayer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb embrayer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embrayer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embrayer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embrayer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embrayer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embrayer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embrayer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embrayer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embrayer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embrayer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embrayer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embrayer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embrayer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embrayer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embrayer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embrayer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embrayer
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Embrayer – About the French Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense
Formation
Common Everyday Usage Patterns
Hypothetical Situations
Reported Speech
Doubt, Wishes, and Emotions
Interactions with Other Tenses
Present Subjunctive
Imperfect Subjunctive
Conditional
Summary
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