Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enchevêtrer
Introduction to the verb enchevêtrer
The English translation of the French verb enchevêtrer is “to tangle” or “to entangle.” It is pronounced as “ahn-she-ve-treh.”
The language origin of enchevêtrer is from the Old French word “enchevetrer,” which comes from the Latin word “in-complexare,” meaning “to intertwine.” This verb is most often used in every day French in the Plus-que-parfait tense, which is equivalent to the past perfect tense in English and indicates an action that was completed before another past action.
Three simple examples of using enchevêtrer in the Plus-que-parfait tense are:
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J’avais enchevêtré mes doigts dans les cordes de la guitare avant de commencer à jouer. (I had tangled my fingers in the guitar strings before starting to play.)
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Les branches des arbres s’étaient enchevêtrées dans les fils électriques à cause de la tempête. (The tree branches had become entangled in the electrical wires due to the storm.)
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Nous avions enchevêtré nos problèmes personnels avec nos projets professionnels. (We had entangled our personal problems with our professional projects.)
English translations:
- I had tangled my fingers in the guitar strings before starting to play.
- The tree branches had become entangled in the electrical wires due to the storm.
- We had entangled our personal problems with our professional projects.
Table of the Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of enchevêtrer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’avais enchevêtré | J’avais enchevêtré mes idées. | I had tangled up my thoughts. |
tu | tu avais enchevêtré | Tu avais enchevêtré le fil. | You had tangled up the thread. |
il | il avait enchevêtré | Il avait enchevêtré ses jambes. | He had tangled up his legs. |
elle | elle avait enchevêtré | Elle avait enchevêtré ses cheveux. | She had tangled up her hair. |
on | on avait enchevêtré | On avait enchevêtré le câble. | One had tangled up the cable. |
nous | nous avions enchevêtré | Nous avions enchevêtré nos plans. | We had tangled up our plans. |
vous | vous aviez enchevêtré | Vous aviez enchevêtré les fils. | You had tangled up the wires. |
ils | ils avaient enchevêtré | Ils avaient enchevêtré les branches. | They had tangled up the branches. |
elles | elles avaient enchevêtré | Elles avaient enchevêtré les écharpes. | They had tangled up the scarves. |
Other Conjugations for Enchevêtrer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb enchevêtrer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enchevêtrer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enchevêtrer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enchevêtrer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enchevêtrer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enchevêtrer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enchevêtrer (this article)
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enchevêtrer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enchevêtrer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enchevêtrer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enchevêtrer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enchevêtrer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enchevêtrer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enchevêtrer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enchevêtrer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enchevêtrer
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Enchevêtrer – 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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