Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb entrebâiller
Introduction to the verb entrebâiller
The English translation of the French verb entrebâiller is “to half-open” or “to crack open.” The infinitive form is pronounced as “ahn-truh-bah-yay.”
The word entrebâiller comes from the combination of two words: entre, meaning “between,” and bâiller, meaning “to gape” or “to yawn.” It is most commonly used in everyday French in the Plus-que-parfait tense, which is the past perfect tense. This tense is used to describe an action that was completed before another action or point in time in the past.
Three simple examples of the usage of entrebâiller in the Plus-que-parfait tense are:
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J’avais entrebâillé la porte avant que tu arrives. (I had half-opened the door before you arrived.)
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Elle avait entrebâillé la fenêtre pour laisser entrer un peu d’air. (She had cracked open the window to let in some air.)
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Nous avions entrebâillé les rideaux pour regarder dehors. (We had pulled back the curtains to look outside.)
In all of these examples, the action of entrebâiller (half-opening) was completed before another action or point in time in the past. This verb is most often used in the Plus-que-parfait tense to describe an action that was in progress or had just been completed in the past.
Table of the Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of entrebâiller
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’avais entrebâillé | J’avais entrebâillé la fenêtre. | I had partially opened the window. |
tu | tu avais entrebâillé | Tu avais entrebâillé la porte. | You had partially opened the door. |
il | il avait entrebâillé | Il avait entrebâillé la fenêtre. | He had partially opened the window. |
elle | elle avait entrebâillé | Elle avait entrebâillé la fenêtre. | She had partially opened the window. |
on | on avait entrebâillé | On avait entrebâillé la porte. | One had partially opened the door. |
nous | nous avions entrebâillé | Nous avions entrebâillé la fenêtre. | We had partially opened the window. |
vous | vous aviez entrebâillé | Vous aviez entrebâillé la fenêtre. | You had partially opened the window. |
ils | ils avaient entrebâillé | Ils avaient entrebâillé la porte. | They had partially opened the door. |
elles | elles avaient entrebâillé | Elles avaient entrebâillé la porte. | They had partially opened the door. |
Other Conjugations for Entrebâiller.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb entrebâiller
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb entrebâiller
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb entrebâiller
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb entrebâiller
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb entrebâiller
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb entrebâiller
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb entrebâiller (this article)
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb entrebâiller
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb entrebâiller
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb entrebâiller
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb entrebâiller
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb entrebâiller
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb entrebâiller
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb entrebâiller
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb entrebâiller
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb entrebâiller
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Entrebâiller – 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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