Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empatter
Introduction to the verb empatter
The English translation of the French verb empatter is “to tangle” or “to snarl.” The infinitive form is pronounced as ahm-pah-teh.
The word empatter is derived from the French word “pâte,” meaning dough or paste. It is often used to describe the action of getting something tangled or knotted, similar to the way dough can get tangled or clumped together.
In everyday French, empatter is most often used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, which is used to talk about a hypothesis or a possibility in the past. It is formed by using the auxiliary verb “avoir” in the past subjunctive form, followed by the past participle of the verb.
Here are three simple examples of empatter in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, with their respective translations:
- J’avais peur qu’elle se soit empattée dans les fils électriques. (I was afraid she had tangled herself in the electrical wires.)
- Il était possible qu’ils se soient empattés dans cette affaire compliquée. (It was possible they had gotten tangled up in this complicated case.)
- Je ne savais pas que tu t’étais empatté dans tes propres mensonges. (I didn’t know you had gotten tangled in your own lies.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of empatter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse empatté | J’aurais aimé que je eusse empatté. | I wish I had put in a pie dish. |
tu | eusses empatté | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses empatté. | I wish you had put in a pie dish. |
il | eût empatté | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût empatté. | I wish he had put in a pie dish. |
elle | eût empatté | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût empatté. | I wish she had put in a pie dish. |
on | eût empatté | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût empatté. | I wish one had put in a pie dish. |
nous | eussions empatté | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions empatté. | I wish we had put in a pie dish. |
vous | eussiez empatté | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez empatté. | I wish you had put in a pie dish. |
ils | eussent empatté | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent empatté. | I wish they had put in a pie dish. |
elles | eussent empatté | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent empatté. | I wish they had put in a pie dish. |
Other Conjugations for Empatter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb empatter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empatter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empatter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empatter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empatter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empatter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empatter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empatter
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empatter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empatter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empatter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empatter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empatter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empatter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empatter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empatter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empatter
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Empatter – 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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