Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cambrioler
Introduction to the verb cambrioler
The English translation of the French verb cambrioler is “to rob” or “to burgle.” It is pronounced as “kahm-bree-oh-lay.”
The verb cambrioler comes from the noun “cambriole” which means burglary or break-in. It is derived from the Latin word “cammaria” meaning “chamber” or “room,” possibly referring to the rooms that were often targeted during a burglary.
In everyday French, the verb cambrioler is most often used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, which expresses an action that was completed in the past before another past action, or a hypothetical or uncertain action in the past. It is formed with the auxiliary verb “avoir” or “être” in the Imparfait followed by the past participle of cambrioler.
Three examples of its usage in this tense are:
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Il fallait que j’aie cambriolé cette maison avant d’être arrêté. (I had to have burgled this house before being arrested.)
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Si tu avais cambriolé cette banque, tu aurais eu de l’argent. (If you had robbed this bank, you would have had money.)
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Il se demandait qui aurait pu cambrioler son appartement pendant son absence. (He wondered who could have burgled his apartment while he was away.)
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I had to have burgled this house before being arrested.
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If you had robbed this bank, you would have had money.
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He wondered who could have burgled his apartment while he was away.
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of cambrioler
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse cambriolé | J’aurais aimé que je eusse cambriolé. | I wish I had burglarized. |
tu | eusses cambriolé | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses cambriolé. | I wish you had burglarized. |
il | eût cambriolé | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût cambriolé. | I wish he had burglarized. |
elle | eût cambriolé | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût cambriolé. | I wish she had burglarized. |
on | eût cambriolé | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût cambriolé. | I wish one had burglarized. |
nous | eussions cambriolé | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions cambriolé. | I wish we had burglarized. |
vous | eussiez cambriolé | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez cambriolé. | I wish you had burglarized. |
ils | eussent cambriolé | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent cambriolé. | I wish they had burglarized. |
elles | eussent cambriolé | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent cambriolé. | I wish they had burglarized. |
Other Conjugations for Cambrioler.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb cambrioler
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cambrioler
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cambrioler
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cambrioler
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cambrioler
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cambrioler
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cambrioler
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cambrioler
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cambrioler
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cambrioler
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cambrioler
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cambrioler
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cambrioler
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cambrioler
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cambrioler
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cambrioler
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cambrioler
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Cambrioler – About the French Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense
Formation
Common Everyday Usage Patterns
Hypothetical Situations
Reported Speech
Doubt, Wishes, and Emotions
Interactions with Other Tenses
Present Subjunctive
Imperfect Subjunctive
Conditional
Summary
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