Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) 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 steam up’. It is pronounced as ahN-BEW-EH.
The origin of the word embuer can be traced back to the Latin word ‘imbutare’ meaning ‘to soak or wet’.
In everyday French, the verb embuer is most often used in the Plus-que-parfait tense, which is the past perfect tense in English. This tense is used to describe an action that was completed before another past action.
Here are three simple examples of embuer in the Plus-que-parfait tense with their English translations:
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Hier soir, le miroir s’était embué à cause de la vapeur d’eau de la douche. (Last night, the mirror had fogged up because of the steam from the shower.)
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Quand j’ai ouvert la fenêtre, mes lunettes s’étaient embuées à cause du changement de température. (When I opened the window, my glasses had fogged up because of the change in temperature.)
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Nous avions dû essuyer le miroir plusieurs fois avant qu’il ne s’embue à nouveau. (We had to wipe the mirror several times before it fogged up again.)
Table of the Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of embuer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’avais embué | J’avais embué la vitre de ma voiture. | I had fogged up the window of my car. |
tu | tu avais embué | Tu avais embué tes lunettes. | You had fogged up your glasses. |
il | il avait embué | Il avait embué le miroir. | He had fogged up the mirror. |
elle | elle avait embué | Elle avait embué la vitrine. | She had fogged up the shop window. |
on | on avait embué | On avait embué le pare-brise. | One had fogged up the windshield. |
nous | nous avions embué | Nous avions embué les fenêtres. | We had fogged up the windows. |
vous | vous aviez embué | Vous aviez embué les glaces. | You had fogged up the mirrors. |
ils | ils avaient embué | Ils avaient embué les vitres. | They had fogged up the windows. |
elles | elles avaient embué | Elles avaient embué les lunettes de soleil. | They had fogged up the sunglasses. |
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 (this article)
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
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 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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