Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embuer
Introduction to the verb embuer
The English translation of the French verb embuer is “to fog up” or “to mist up.” It is pronounced as “ahn-bew-eh” in its infinitive form.
The word embuer comes from the Old French term “embué,” which means “covered with mist or dew.” It is derived from the Latin word “umbra,” meaning “shadow” or “shade.”
In everyday French, embuer is most often used in the Conditionnel Passé tense, which expresses actions that would have happened in the past under certain conditions. It is formed by using the conditional form of the auxiliary verb “avoir” or “être,” followed by the past participle of embuer, which is “embué.”
Here are three simple examples of its usage in the Conditionnel Passé tense, with their English translations:
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Si tu avais laissé la fenêtre ouverte, elle se serait embuée. (If you had left the window open, it would have fogged up.)
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Nous serions arrivés plus tôt si la voiture ne s’était pas embuée. (We would have arrived earlier if the car hadn’t fogged up.)
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J’aurais pris des photos de la vue si mon appareil photo ne s’était pas embué. (I would have taken pictures of the view if my camera hadn’t fogged up.)
Table of the Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of embuer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aurais embué | Si j’étais plus attentif, je t’aurais embué. | If I had paid more attention, I would have fogged you. |
tu | aurais embué | Tu aurais embué la vitre. | You would have fogged the window. |
il | aurait embué | Il aurait embué ses lunettes. | He would have fogged his glasses. |
elle | aurait embué | Elle aurait embué la salle de bain. | She would have fogged the bathroom. |
on | aurait embué | On aurait embué le miroir. | One would have fogged the mirror. |
nous | aurions embué | Nous aurions embué nos verres. | We would have fogged our glasses. |
vous | auriez embué | Vous auriez embué la voiture. | You would have fogged the car. |
ils | auraient embué | Ils auraient embué la chambre. | They would have fogged the bedroom. |
elles | auraient embué | Elles auraient embué la cuisine. | They (female) would have fogged the kitchen. |
Other Conjugations for Embuer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb embuer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embuer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embuer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embuer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embuer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embuer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embuer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embuer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embuer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embuer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embuer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embuer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embuer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embuer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embuer (this article)
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embuer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embuer
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Embuer – About the French Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense
Formation
Common Everyday Usage Patterns
Expressing Unreal Past Scenarios
Polite Requests or Suggestions
Expressing Doubt or Uncertainty
Interactions with Other Tenses
Conditional Present
Indicative Past Tenses
Conditional Future
Summary
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