Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embêter
Introduction to the verb embêter
The English translation of the French verb embêter is “to bother” or “to annoy.” It is pronounced as “ahm-beh-teh”.
The word “embêter” comes from the Latin word “imputare” which means “to accuse.” It entered the French language in the 16th century and has since evolved to mean “to bother” or “to annoy.”
In everyday French, “embêter” is most often used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense in the past tense to express something that could have happened but did not. It is often used to express regrets or to imagine a different outcome of a past event.
- J’aurais aimé que tu ne m’aies pas embêté(e) hier soir. (I wish you hadn’t bothered me last night.)
- Il aurait fallu que je ne t’aie jamais embêté(e). (I should have never annoyed you.)
- Nous aurions dû éviter de nous embêter avec ce sujet. (We should have avoided bothering ourselves with this topic.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of embêter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse embêté | J’aurais aimé que je eusse embêté. | I wish I had bothered. |
tu | eusses embêté | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses embêté. | I wish you had bothered. |
il | eût embêté | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût embêté. | I wish he had bothered. |
elle | eût embêté | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût embêté. | I wish she had bothered. |
on | eût embêté | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût embêté. | I wish one had bothered. |
nous | eussions embêté | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions embêté. | I wish we had bothered. |
vous | eussiez embêté | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez embêté. | I wish you had bothered. |
ils | eussent embêté | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent embêté. | I wish they had bothered. |
elles | eussent embêté | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent embêté. | I wish they had bothered. |
Other Conjugations for Embêter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb embêter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embêter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embêter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embêter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embêter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embêter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embêter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embêter
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embêter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embêter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embêter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embêter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embêter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embêter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embêter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embêter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embêter
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Embêter – 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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