Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empâter
Introduction to the verb empâter
The English translation of the French verb empâter is “to smother” or “to stuff.” The infinitive form is pronounced as /ɑ̃.pa.te/.
Empâter is derived from the word “pâte,” which means “dough” or “paste,” and the prefix “em-,” which often indicates a movement or action towards something.
In everyday French, empâter is most often used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, which is a past subjunctive tense used to express a hypothetical action that took place before another past action.
Here are three examples of empâter in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense:
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Il était furieux que je l’aie empâté avec mes questions incessantes. (He was furious that I had smothered him with my incessant questions.)
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Nous étions désolés qu’elle ait empâté le gâteau avec trop de crème. (We were sorry that she had stuffed the cake with too much cream.)
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J’étais content que tu aies empâté ta valise avec tous tes souvenirs de voyage. (I was happy that you had stuffed your suitcase with all your travel memories.)
In all these examples, the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense is used to express a past hypothetical action (empâter) that took place before another past action (être furieux, être désolé, être content).
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of empâter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse empâté | J’aurais aimé que je eusse empâté. | I wish I had patted in. |
tu | eusses empâté | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses empâté. | I wish you had patted in. |
il | eût empâté | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût empâté. | I wish he had patted in. |
elle | eût empâté | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût empâté. | I wish she had patted in. |
on | eût empâté | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût empâté. | I wish one had patted in. |
nous | eussions empâté | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions empâté. | I wish we had patted in. |
vous | eussiez empâté | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez empâté. | I wish you had patted in. |
ils | eussent empâté | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent empâté. | I wish they had patted in. |
elles | eussent empâté | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent empâté. | I wish they had patted in. |
Other Conjugations for Empâter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb empâter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empâter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empâter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empâter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empâter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empâter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empâter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empâter
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empâter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empâter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empâter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empâter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empâter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empâter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empâter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empâter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empâter
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Empâter – 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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