Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb entortiller
Introduction to the verb entortiller
The English translation of the French verb entortiller is “to tangle” or “to twist.” The infinitive form is pronounced “ahn-tor-tee-yay.”
The word entortiller comes from the French prefix “en-” meaning “in, into” and the verb tortiller which means “to twist” or “to wriggle.” It is most often used in everyday French to describe the action of tangling or twisting something, such as hair, thread, or a rope.
In the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, entortiller is used to express a past action that was completed before another past action. It is formed by conjugating the auxiliary verb avoir or être in the Subjonctif Imparfait, followed by the past participle entortillé.
Here are three simple examples of entortiller in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense:
- J’avais entortillé mes cheveux avant de sortir. (I had tangled my hair before going out.)
- Il avait entortillé la ficelle autour de ses doigts avant de l’enrouler. (He had twisted the string around his fingers before wrapping it.)
- Nous étions entrés dans la caverne où nous avions entortillé les cordes pour descendre. (We had entered the cave where we had tangled the ropes to descend.)
In these examples, entortiller is used to describe an action that was already completed in the past, before another action or event. It is often used in storytelling or recounting past events.
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of entortiller
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse entortillé | Il était important que je eusse entortillé mes cheveux. | It was important that I had twisted my hair. |
tu | eusses entortillé | J’aurais préféré que tu eusses entortillé la corde. | I would have preferred that you had twisted the rope. |
il | eût entortillé | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût entortillé les fils. | I wish he had twisted the wires. |
elle | eût entortillé | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût entortillé les bandages. | I wish she had twisted the bandages. |
on | eût entortillé | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût entortillé les cordons. | I wish one had twisted the cords. |
nous | eussions entortillé | Il aurait été préférable que nous eussions entortillé les cheveux. | It would have been better if we had twisted our hair. |
vous | eussiez entortillé | Nous aurions aimé que vous eussiez entortillé les fils électriques. | We would have liked if you had twisted the electrical wires. |
ils | eussent entortillé | Il aurait été préférable qu’ils eussent entortillé les cordes. | It would have been better if they had twisted the ropes. |
elles | eussent entortillé | Il aurait été préférable qu’elles eussent entortillé les bandages. | It would have been better if they had twisted the bandages. |
Other Conjugations for Entortiller.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb entortiller
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb entortiller
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb entortiller
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb entortiller
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb entortiller
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb entortiller
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb entortiller
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb entortiller
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb entortiller
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb entortiller
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb entortiller
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb entortiller
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb entortiller
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb entortiller
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb entortiller
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb entortiller
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Entortiller – 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
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