Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enserrer
Introduction to the verb enserrer
The English translation of the French verb enserrer is “to enclose” or “to trap.” The infinitive form is pronounced as “ahn-serr-ray.”
The word enserrer comes from the Old French word “enserrier,” which is derived from the Latin word “inserrare,” meaning “to enclose within.” It is most often used in everyday French in the Conditionnel Passé tense, which is used to express a hypothetical or unreal action in the past.
Three simple examples of its usage in the Conditionnel Passé tense are:
- Si j’avais su, je t’aurais enserré dans mes bras. (If I had known, I would have enclosed you in my arms.)
- Ils auraient enserré le chien dans la cour pour qu’il ne s’échappe pas. (They would have trapped the dog in the yard so that it wouldn’t escape.)
- J’aurais aimé que tu m’enserres dans tes rêves. (I wish you had enclosed me in your dreams.)
In each of these examples, the verb enserrer is used to express a hypothetical action that did not actually happen in the past. It is often used in a romantic or poetic context, but it can also be used in a more practical sense, as in the second example.
Table of the Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of enserrer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aurais enseré | Si j’avais su, je t’aurais enseré. | I would have ensnared you. |
tu | aurais enseré | Tu aurais enseré plus tôt. | You would have ensnared earlier. |
il | aurait enseré | Il aurait enseré sa proie. | He would have ensnared his prey. |
elle | aurait enseré | Elle aurait enseré un serpent. | She would have ensnared a snake. |
on | aurait enseré | On aurait enseré le voleur. | One would have ensnared the thief. |
nous | aurions enseré | Nous aurions enseré l’ennemi. | We would have ensnared the enemy. |
vous | auriez enseré | Vous auriez enseré l’adversaire. | You would have ensnared the opponent. |
ils | auraient enseré | Ils auraient enseré le lion. | They would have ensnared the lion. |
elles | auraient enseré | Elles auraient enseré le renard. | They (female) would have ensnared the fox. |
Other Conjugations for Enserrer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb enserrer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enserrer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enserrer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enserrer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enserrer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enserrer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enserrer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enserrer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enserrer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enserrer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enserrer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enserrer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enserrer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enserrer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enserrer (this article)
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enserrer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enserrer
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Enserrer – 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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