Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb emballer
Introduction to the verb emballer
The English translation of the French verb emballer is “to wrap/pack.” The infinitive form is pronounced as “ahm-bah-leh.”
The word emballer comes from the verb “baller,” meaning “to dance” in French. The prefix “em-” adds the meaning of “to put into motion,” giving the verb emballer the meaning of “to pack/wrap.”
In everyday French, emballer is most often used in the Subjonctif Passé tense to express a past action that is uncertain or hypothetical. It is formed by using the auxiliary verb “avoir” in the Subjonctif Présent tense and the past participle of the verb emballer.
Examples:
- Il faut que j’aie emballé mes affaires avant de partir. (I had to have packed my things before leaving.)
- Je suis content que tu aies enfin emballé tes cadeaux de Noël. (I am glad that you have finally wrapped your Christmas gifts.)
- Il est possible qu’elle ait déjà emballé toutes les décorations. (It is possible that she has already packed all the decorations.)
English translations:
- We had to have wrapped our gifts before the party.
- I’m happy that you finally packed your suitcase for the trip.
- It’s possible that she has already wrapped all the presents.
Table of the Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of emballer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aie emballé | Je ne pense pas que j’aie emballé. | I don’t think I packed. |
tu | aies emballé | Il faut que tu aies emballé. | You must have packed. |
il | ait emballé | Il est possible qu’il ait emballé. | It’s possible he packed. |
elle | ait emballé | Elle craint qu’elle ait emballé. | She fears she packed. |
on | ait emballé | On veut qu’on ait emballé. | We want it to have been packed. |
nous | ayons emballé | Espérons que nous ayons emballé. | Let’s hope we packed. |
vous | ayez emballé | Il est important que vous ayez emballé. | It’s important that you packed. |
ils | aient emballé | Ils doutent qu’ils aient emballé. | They doubt they packed. |
elles | aient emballé | Elles préfèrent qu’elles aient emballé. | They prefer they packed. |
Other Conjugations for Emballer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb emballer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb emballer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb emballer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb emballer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb emballer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb emballer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb emballer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb emballer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb emballer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb emballer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb emballer (this article)
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb emballer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb emballer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb emballer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb emballer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb emballer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb emballer
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Emballer – About the French Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense
Formation of the Subjonctif Passé
Everyday Usage Patterns
Interactions with Other Tenses
Present tense
Future tense
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