Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embreler
Introduction to the verb embreler
The English translation of the French verb embreler is “to entangle” or “to tangle.” The infinitive form is pronounced as ahm-breh-le.
The word embreler comes from the Old French verb “embreler” meaning “to braid” or “to become tangled.” It can also be traced back to the Latin word “inbracare” meaning “to entwine.”
In everyday French, embreler is most often used in the Plus-que-parfait tense, which is the past perfect tense. This tense is used to talk about actions that were completed before another past action or at a specific point in the past.
Here are three simple examples of embreler in the Plus-que-parfait tense with their English translations:
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J’avais embrelé mes cheveux avant de sortir. (I had braided my hair before going out.)
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Tu avais embrelé les fils électriques sans faire attention. (You had tangled the electrical wires without paying attention.)
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Elle avait embrelé sa langue en essayant de parler en même temps. (She had got her tongue tangled while trying to speak at the same time.)
Table of the Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of embreler
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’avais embrelé | J’avais embrelé le problème. | I had tangled up the problem. |
tu | tu avais embrelé | Tu avais embrelé le fil. | You had tangled up the thread. |
il | il avait embrelé | Il avait embrelé ses cheveux. | He had tangled up his hair. |
elle | elle avait embrelé | Elle avait embrelé ses lacets. | She had tangled up her shoelaces. |
on | on avait embrelé | On avait embrelé les câbles. | One had tangled up the cables. |
nous | nous avions embrelé | Nous avions embrelé nos lignes. | We had tangled up our lines. |
vous | vous aviez embrelé | Vous aviez embrelé les fils. | You had tangled up the wires. |
ils | ils avaient embrelé | Ils avaient embrelé les cordes. | They had tangled up the ropes. |
elles | elles avaient embrelé | Elles avaient embrelé le réseau. | They had tangled up the network. |
Other Conjugations for Embreler.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb embreler
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embreler
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embreler
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embreler
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embreler
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embreler
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embreler (this article)
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embreler
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embreler
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embreler
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embreler
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embreler
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embreler
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embreler
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embreler
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embreler
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embreler
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Embreler – 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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