Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embouteiller
Introduction to the verb embouteiller
The English translation of the French verb embouteiller is “to bottle up” or “to clog up.” It is pronounced as “ahm-boo-tay-yay.”
The verb embouteiller comes from the French word “bouteille” meaning “bottle.” It is most often used to describe the action of filling bottles or containers, but it can also be used in a figurative sense to describe the blocking or clogging of something.
In the Subjonctif Passé tense, embouteiller is conjugated as “que j’aie embouteillé, que tu aies embouteillé, qu’il/elle ait embouteillé, que nous ayons embouteillé, que vous ayez embouteillé, qu’ils/elles aient embouteillé.” This tense is used to express a hypothetical or uncertain action in the past.
Here are three examples of embouteiller in the Subjonctif Passé tense, along with their English translations:
- Il faut que tu aies embouteillé le vin avant la soirée. (You needed to have bottled the wine before the party.)
- J’aurais aimé que nous ayons embouteillé plus de confiture pour l’hiver. (I wish we had bottled more jam for the winter.)
- Il est dommage que la route ait été embouteillée par les travaux. (It’s a shame that the road was clogged up due to construction.)
Table of the Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of embouteiller
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aie embouteillé | Je doute que j’aie embouteillé. | I doubt that I bottled up. |
tu | aies embouteillé | Il faut que tu aies embouteillé. | You must have bottled up. |
il | ait embouteillé | Il est possible qu’il ait embouteillé. | It’s possible he bottled up. |
elle | ait embouteillé | Elle craint qu’elle ait embouteillé. | She fears she bottled up. |
on | ait embouteillé | On veut qu’on ait embouteillé. | We want it to have been bottled up. |
nous | ayons embouteillé | Espérons que nous ayons embouteillé. | Let’s hope we bottled up. |
vous | ayez embouteillé | Il est important que vous ayez embouteillé. | It’s important that you bottled up. |
ils | aient embouteillé | Ils doutent qu’ils aient embouteillé. | They doubt they bottled up. |
elles | aient embouteillé | Elles préfèrent qu’elles aient embouteillé. | They prefer they bottled up. |
Other Conjugations for Embouteiller.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb embouteiller
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embouteiller
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embouteiller
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embouteiller
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embouteiller
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embouteiller
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embouteiller
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embouteiller
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embouteiller
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embouteiller
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embouteiller (this article)
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embouteiller
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embouteiller
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embouteiller
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embouteiller
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embouteiller
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Embouteiller – About the French Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense
Formation of the Subjonctif Passé
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