Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb emballotter
Introduction to the verb emballotter
The English translation of the French verb emballotter is “to wrap” or “to pack”. It is pronounced as “em-ba-lo-tey”.
The origin of the word emballotter can be traced back to the Old French word “embaloter” which means “to wrap up”. It is derived from the Latin word “malleus” which means “hammer”, and the suffix “-oter” which indicates an action.
In everyday French, emballotter is most often used in the Plus-que-parfait tense, which is the past perfect tense. This tense is used to describe an action that happened before another action in the past. It is formed by combining the imperfect tense of the auxiliary verb “avoir” or “être” with the past participle of the main verb.
Here are three examples of emballotter in the Plus-que-parfait tense, along with their English translations:
- J’avais emballotté les cadeaux avant que mes invités n’arrivent. (I had wrapped the presents before my guests arrived.)
- Tu avais emballotté les vêtements dans du papier pour les protéger. (You had packed the clothes in paper to protect them.)
- Elle était sortie faire les courses après avoir emballotté les restes de la soirée. (She had gone grocery shopping after packing up the leftovers from the party.)
Table of the Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of emballotter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’avais emballotté | J’avais emballotté les cadeaux. | I had wrapped the gifts. |
tu | tu avais emballotté | Tu avais emballotté le colis. | You had wrapped the package. |
il | il avait emballotté | Il avait emballotté le présent. | He had wrapped the present. |
elle | elle avait emballotté | Elle avait emballotté le livre. | She had wrapped the book. |
on | on avait emballotté | On avait emballotté le colis. | One had wrapped the package. |
nous | nous avions emballotté | Nous avions emballotté les bagages. | We had wrapped the luggage. |
vous | vous aviez emballotté | Vous aviez emballotté les cadeaux. | You had wrapped the gifts. |
ils | ils avaient emballotté | Ils avaient emballotté les objets. | They had wrapped the objects. |
elles | elles avaient emballotté | Elles avaient emballotté les fleurs. | They had wrapped the flowers. |
Other Conjugations for Emballotter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb emballotter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb emballotter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb emballotter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb emballotter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb emballotter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb emballotter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb emballotter (this article)
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb emballotter
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb emballotter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb emballotter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb emballotter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb emballotter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb emballotter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb emballotter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb emballotter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb emballotter
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Emballotter – 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
Summary
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