Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embreler

ByMichael Burns

Introduction to the verb embreler

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The English translation of the French verb embreler is “to entangle” or “to tangle up”. It is pronounced as ahm-breh-leh.

Embrouiller comes from the Old French word “embresler”, which means “to mix up” or “to confuse”. It is most often used to describe a physical action of tangling or entangling something, but can also be used figuratively to describe a situation that is complicated or confusing.

In everyday French, embrouiller is commonly used in the Subjonctif Passé tense to express a wish, desire, or hypothetical situation that happened in the past. It is formed by using the auxiliary verb “avoir” or “être” in the Subjonctif Présent and adding the past participle of embrouiller.

Examples:

  1. Je souhaite que tu aies embrouillé les fils électriques. (I wish that you had tangled up the electrical wires.)
  2. Il est possible qu’elle se soit embrouillée en expliquant son histoire. (It’s possible that she got tangled up while explaining her story.)
  3. J’aurais aimé que nous ayons embrouillé nos ennemis avec notre stratégie. (I would have liked for us to have entangled our enemies with our strategy.)

English translations:

  1. I wish that you had tangled up the electrical wires.
  2. It’s possible that she got tangled up while explaining her story.
  3. I would have liked for us to have entangled our enemies with our strategy.

Table of the Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of embreler

Pronoun Conjugation Example Usage English Translation
je aie embrelé Je doute que j’aie embrelé. I doubt that I tangled.
tu aies embrelé Il faut que tu aies embrelé. You must have tangled.
il ait embrelé Il est possible qu’il ait embrelé. It’s possible he tangled.
elle ait embrelé Elle craint qu’elle ait embrelé. She fears she tangled.
on ait embrelé On veut qu’on ait embrelé. We want it to have been tangled.
nous ayons embrelé Espérons que nous ayons embrelé. Let’s hope we tangled.
vous ayez embrelé Il est important que vous ayez embrelé. It’s important that you tangled.
ils aient embrelé Ils doutent qu’ils aient embrelé. They doubt they tangled.
elles aient embrelé Elles préfèrent qu’elles aient embrelé. They prefer they tangled.

Other Conjugations for Embreler.

   
    Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb embreler
   

    Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embreler
   

    Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embreler
   

    Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embreler
   

    Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embreler
   

    Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embreler
   

    Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embreler
   

    Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embreler

    Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embreler

    Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embreler

    Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embreler     (this article)

    Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embreler

    Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embreler
   

    Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embreler
   

    Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embreler

    L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embreler

    L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embreler

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Embreler – About the French Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense

The French Subjonctif Passé is a verb tense used to express actions or states that are uncertain, hypothetical, or dependent on some condition in the past. It’s often used in conjunction with the main verb in the present or future tense to convey various nuances of doubt, desire, necessity, or emotion.

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Formation of the Subjonctif Passé

To form the Subjonctif Passé, you generally need to start with the third person plural (ils/elles) form of the passé composé (a compound past tense). Then, drop the subject and replace it with the appropriate Subjonctif endings. The endings are the same for regular -er, -ir, and -re verbs:

   – For -er verbs: -e, -es, -e, -ions, -iez, -ent
   – For -ir verbs: -isse, -isses, -ît, -issions, -issiez, -issent
   – For -re verbs: -e, -es, -e, -ions, -iez, -ent

For example, if you have the verb “parler” (to speak) in the third person plural passé composé, which is “ils ont parlé” (they spoke), the Subjonctif Passé form would be “qu’ils aient parlé” (that they spoke).

Everyday Usage Patterns

The Subjonctif Passé is commonly used in various situations:

– Expressing doubt or uncertainty: It’s used when you’re not certain about the completion of an action in the past. For example, “Je doute qu’il ait mangé” (I doubt that he ate).

– Desires and preferences: When you want or wish for something to have happened in the past. For instance, “Je préfère que tu aies réussi” (I prefer that you have succeeded).

– Expressing emotions: To convey emotions or feelings related to past actions or events. For example, “Il est content que nous ayons gagné” (He is happy that we won).

– Hypothetical situations: When discussing hypothetical or unreal past situations. For example, “Si j’avais su, j’aurais souhaité qu’ils aient été là” (If I had known, I would have wished they had been there).

Interactions with Other Tenses

The Subjonctif Passé often interacts with other tenses to convey specific meanings:

Present tense

It’s commonly used after expressions of doubt, desire, necessity, or emotion in the present. For example, “Il faut que tu aies fini” (You must have finished).

Future tense

It’s used in the future for hypothetical or unreal actions in the past when the main clause is in the future. For example, “Je douterai qu’ils aient terminé demain” (I will doubt that they have finished tomorrow).

Conditional

When the main clause is in the conditional, the Subjonctif Passé can be used to express unreal or hypothetical actions in the past. For instance, “Il voudrait que nous ayons réussi” (He would like us to have succeeded).

Summary

The Subjonctif Passé is a versatile tense used in French to convey uncertainty, doubt, desire, or hypothetical situations related to past actions. It is used in various everyday contexts and interacts with other tenses to express specific nuances in the language.

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