Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb entêter
Introduction to the verb entêter
The English translation of the French verb entêter is “to stubbornly persist.” The infinitive form is pronounced as “ahn-te-tay.”
The word entêter comes from the Old French word “entetier,” which means “to harden” or “to make stubborn.” It is derived from the Latin word “intestinare,” meaning “to become headstrong.” In everyday French, the verb entêter is most often used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, which expresses an action that would have taken place before another past action.
Here are three simple examples of entêter in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, along with their English translations:
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J’avais entêté mon fils de ne pas aller au parc avec ses amis. (I had stubbornly insisted that my son not go to the park with his friends.)
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Elle avait entêté son mari de ne pas acheter la voiture. (She had stubbornly persuaded her husband not to buy the car.)
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Ils avaient entêté leur chien d’arrêter d’aboyer. (They had stubbornly trained their dog to stop barking.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of entêter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse entêté | J’aurais aimé que je eusse entêté. | I wish I had persisted. |
tu | eusses entêté | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses entêté. | I wish you had persisted. |
il | eût entêté | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût entêté. | I wish he had persisted. |
elle | eût entêté | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût entêté. | I wish she had persisted. |
on | eût entêté | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût entêté. | I wish one had persisted. |
nous | eussions entêté | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions entêté. | I wish we had persisted. |
vous | eussiez entêté | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez entêté. | I wish you had persisted. |
ils | eussent entêté | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent entêté. | I wish they had persisted. |
elles | eussent entêté | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent entêté. | I wish they had persisted. |
Other Conjugations for Entêter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb entêter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb entêter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb entêter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb entêter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb entêter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb entêter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb entêter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb entêter
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb entêter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb entêter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb entêter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb entêter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb entêter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb entêter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb entêter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb entêter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb entêter
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Entêter – 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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