Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embrasser
Introduction to the verb embrasser
The English translation of the French verb embrasser is “to embrace” or “to hug.” It is pronounced as [ɑ̃.bʁa.se] in its infinitive form.
The word embrasser comes from the Old French term “embracier,” which is derived from the Latin word “imbraciare,” meaning “to clasp in the arms.” It is most often used in every day French in the Subjonctif Passé tense, which is used to express a hypothetical action or event that is completed in the past.
Here are three simple examples of using embrasser in the Subjonctif Passé tense:
- J’aurais aimé que tu m’aies embrassé avant de partir. (I would have liked for you to have hugged me before leaving.)
- Il est heureux que nous ayons pu nous embrasser à la fin de notre rencontre. (It is fortunate that we were able to embrace each other at the end of our meeting.)
- Je regrette que tu n’aies pas embrassé ta mère avant de partir. (I regret that you did not hug your mother before leaving.)
Table of the Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of embrasser
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aie embrassé | Je suis content que j’aie embrassé. | I’m glad that I hugged. |
tu | aies embrassé | Il faut que tu aies embrassé. | You must have hugged. |
il | ait embrassé | Il est possible qu’il ait embrassé. | It’s possible he hugged. |
elle | ait embrassé | Elle craint qu’elle ait embrassé. | She fears she hugged. |
on | ait embrassé | On veut qu’on ait embrassé. | We want it to have been hugged. |
nous | ayons embrassé | Espérons que nous ayons embrassé. | Let’s hope we hugged. |
vous | ayez embrassé | Il est important que vous ayez embrassé. | It’s important that you hugged. |
ils | aient embrassé | Ils doutent qu’ils aient embrassé. | They doubt they hugged. |
elles | aient embrassé | Elles préfèrent qu’elles aient embrassé. | They prefer they hugged. |
Other Conjugations for Embrasser.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb embrasser
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embrasser
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embrasser
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embrasser
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embrasser
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embrasser
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embrasser
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embrasser
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embrasser
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embrasser
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embrasser (this article)
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embrasser
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embrasser
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embrasser
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embrasser
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embrasser
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embrasser
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Embrasser – 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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