Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb essouffler
Introduction to the verb essouffler
The English translation of the French verb essouffler is “to exhaust/to become breathless”. It is pronounced as “es-oo-flay”.
The word essouffler is derived from the Old French word “souffle” meaning “breath” or “air”. It is most often used in everyday French in the Plus-que-parfait tense, which is the past perfect tense, to talk about an action that happened before another action in the past.
Here are three examples of its usage in the Plus-que-parfait tense:
- J’avais essoufflé après avoir couru un kilomètre. (I had become breathless after running a kilometer.)
- Tu avais essoufflé tes amis en leur racontant cette histoire drôle. (You had exhausted your friends by telling them this funny story.)
- Les enfants avaient essoufflé leur mère en leur demandant de les emmener au parc. (The children had exhausted their mother by asking her to take them to the park.)
Table of the Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of essouffler
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’avais essoufflé | J’avais essoufflé mon chien. | I had tired out my dog. |
tu | tu avais essoufflé | Tu avais essoufflé ta mère. | You had exhausted your mother. |
il | il avait essoufflé | Il avait essoufflé son père. | He had worn out his father. |
elle | elle avait essoufflé | Elle avait essoufflé son ami. | She had worn out her friend. |
on | on avait essoufflé | On avait essoufflé l’équipe. | One had exhausted the team. |
nous | nous avions essoufflé | Nous avions essoufflé nos chevaux. | We had tired out our horses. |
vous | vous aviez essoufflé | Vous aviez essoufflé vos enfants. | You had exhausted your children. |
ils | ils avaient essoufflé | Ils avaient essoufflé leurs voisins. | They had worn out their neighbors. |
elles | elles avaient essoufflé | Elles avaient essoufflé leurs chiens. | They had tired out their dogs. |
Other Conjugations for Essouffler.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb essouffler
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb essouffler
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb essouffler
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb essouffler
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb essouffler
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb essouffler
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb essouffler (this article)
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb essouffler
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb essouffler
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb essouffler
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb essouffler
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb essouffler
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb essouffler
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb essouffler
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb essouffler
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb essouffler
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb essouffler
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Essouffler – 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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