Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embusquer
Introduction to the verb embusquer
The English translation of the French verb embusquer is “to ambush.” It is pronounced as ahn-bew-skeh.
The origin of the word embusquer can be traced back to the Latin word “ambuscāre” which means “to place in ambush.” In everyday French, this verb is most often used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, which is used to express actions that happened before another past action.
Some examples of its usage in this tense are:
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J’avais peur qu’il ne m’embusque. (I was afraid he would ambush me.)
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Elle était inquiète que les ennemis se soient embusqués dans les bois. (She was worried that the enemies had ambushed themselves in the woods.)
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Nous étions soulagés qu’elle se soit embusquée à temps. (We were relieved that she had ambushed herself in time.)
In all of these examples, the verb embusquer is conjugated in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense and is used to express a past action that happened before the main past action. The Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense is often used in French to express doubt, fear, or uncertainty about a past action.
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of embusquer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse embusqué | J’aurais aimé que je eusse embusqué. | I wish I had ambushed. |
tu | eusses embusqué | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses embusqué. | I wish you had ambushed. |
il | eût embusqué | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût embusqué. | I wish he had ambushed. |
elle | eût embusqué | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût embusqué. | I wish she had ambushed. |
on | eût embusqué | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût embusqué. | I wish one had ambushed. |
nous | eussions embusqué | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions embusqué. | I wish we had ambushed. |
vous | eussiez embusqué | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez embusqué. | I wish you had ambushed. |
ils | eussent embusqué | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent embusqué. | I wish they had ambushed. |
elles | eussent embusqué | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent embusqué. | I wish they had ambushed. |
Other Conjugations for Embusquer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb embusquer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embusquer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embusquer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embusquer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embusquer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embusquer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embusquer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embusquer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embusquer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embusquer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embusquer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embusquer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embusquer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embusquer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embusquer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embusquer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embusquer
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Embusquer – 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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