Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ambrer
Introduction to the verb ambrer
The English translation of the French verb ambrer is “to bend”. It is pronounced as “ahm-bray”.
Ambrer comes from the Old French word “ambler”, meaning “to walk slowly or gracefully”, which in turn was derived from the Latin word “ambulare”, meaning “to walk”. In everyday French, ambrer is most often used in the Plus-que-parfait tense, which is the past perfect tense.
Here are three simple examples of its usage in the Plus-que-parfait tense, with their respective English translations:
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J’avais ambré mon dos en me baissant pour ramasser une feuille.
(I had bent my back while bending down to pick up a leaf.) -
Tu avais ambré les branches pour qu’elles rentrent dans le sac.
(You had bent the branches so they could fit into the bag.) -
Il avait ambré son genou en tombant de vélo.
(He had bent his knee when falling off his bike.)
Table of the Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of ambrer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’avais ambré | J’avais ambré la bouteille. | I had aged the bottle. |
tu | tu avais ambré | Tu avais ambré le fromage. | You had aged the cheese. |
il | il avait ambré | Il avait ambré le whisky. | He had aged the whisky. |
elle | elle avait ambré | Elle avait ambré la viande. | She had aged the meat. |
on | on avait ambré | On avait ambré le vin. | One had aged the wine. |
nous | nous avions ambré | Nous avions ambré le cognac. | We had aged the cognac. |
vous | vous aviez ambré | Vous aviez ambré le rhum. | You had aged the rum. |
ils | ils avaient ambré | Ils avaient ambré la bière. | They had aged the beer. |
elles | elles avaient ambré | Elles avaient ambré le cidre. | They had aged the cider. |
Other Conjugations for Ambrer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb ambrer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ambrer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ambrer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ambrer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ambrer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ambrer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ambrer (this article)
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ambrer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ambrer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ambrer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ambrer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ambrer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ambrer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ambrer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ambrer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ambrer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ambrer
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Ambrer – About the French Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense
Tense Formation
Common everyday usage patterns
Sequencing of past events
Background information
Hypothetical or reported speech
Interactions with other tenses
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