Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb entortiller
Introduction to the verb entortiller
The English translation of the French verb entortiller is “to twist” or “to tangle”. The infinitive form, entortiller, is pronounced as “ahn-tor-tee-yay”.
The language origin of entortiller comes from the Old French word “tortiller”, meaning to twist or twirl. It is most often used in everyday French in the Plus-que-parfait tense, or past perfect tense, which is used to describe actions that were completed in the past before another past action.
Three simple examples of its usage in the Plus-que-parfait tense are:
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J’avais entortillé mes cheveux avant d’aller à la soirée. (I had twisted my hair before going to the party.)
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Elle avait entortillé le fil autour de ses doigts. (She had tangled the thread around her fingers.)
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Nous avions entortillé la corde autour de l’arbre pour la faire tenir. (We had twisted the rope around the tree to make it stay.)
Note: In these examples, the word “avais” is the auxiliary verb “avoir” conjugated in the Plus-que-parfait tense.
Table of the Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of entortiller
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’avais entortillé | J’avais entortillé le fil. | I had twisted the wire. |
tu | tu avais entortillé | Tu avais entortillé la corde. | You had twisted the rope. |
il | il avait entortillé | Il avait entortillé le ruban. | He had twisted the ribbon. |
elle | elle avait entortillé | Elle avait entortillé le câble. | She had twisted the cable. |
on | on avait entortillé | On avait entortillé la ficelle. | One had twisted the string. |
nous | nous avions entortillé | Nous avions entortillé le tissu. | We had twisted the fabric. |
vous | vous aviez entortillé | Vous aviez entortillé la laine. | You had twisted the wool. |
ils | ils avaient entortillé | Ils avaient entortillé le cordage. | They had twisted the rope. |
elles | elles avaient entortillé | Elles avaient entortillé le câble. | They had twisted the cable. |
Other Conjugations for Entortiller.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb entortiller
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb entortiller
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb entortiller
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb entortiller
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb entortiller
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb entortiller
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb entortiller (this article)
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb entortiller
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb entortiller
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb entortiller
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb entortiller
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb entortiller
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb entortiller
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb entortiller
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb entortiller
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb entortiller
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Entortiller – 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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