Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb emboîter
Introduction to the verb emboîter
The English translation of the French verb emboîter is “to fit together” or “to interlock.” The infinitive form of the verb is pronounced as “ahn-bwah-teh.”
Emboîter comes from the verb boîter, which means “to limp” or “to hobble.” The prefix “em-” means “in” or “within,” so emboîter can be understood as “to fit within” or “to interlock.” It is most commonly used in everyday French in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, which expresses actions that would have taken place in the past if certain conditions had been met.
Here are three examples of emboîter used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, with their English translations:
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Si j’avais suivi les instructions à la lettre, j’aurais emboîté toutes les pièces correctement. (If I had followed the instructions to the letter, I would have fit all the pieces together correctly.)
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Il m’avait dit qu’il aurait emboîté les tuyaux avant de partir en vacances. (He had told me that he would have fitted the pipes together before leaving on vacation.)
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J’aurais préféré que tu n’aies pas emboîté les mots de cette manière, c’est très confus. (I would have preferred if you had not interlocked the words in this way, it’s very confusing.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of emboîter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse emboîté | Si j’avais eu plus de temps, j’aurais aimé que je eusse emboîté. | If I had more time, I wish I had fitted. |
tu | eusses emboîté | Si j’avais eu plus de temps, j’aurais aimé que tu eusses emboîté. | If I had more time, I wish you had fitted. |
il | eût emboîté | Si j’avais eu plus de temps, j’aurais aimé qu’il eût emboîté. | If I had more time, I wish he had fitted. |
elle | eût emboîté | Si j’avais eu plus de temps, j’aurais aimé qu’elle eût emboîté. | If I had more time, I wish she had fitted. |
on | eût emboîté | Si j’avais eu plus de temps, j’aurais aimé qu’on eût emboîté. | If I had more time, I wish one had fitted. |
nous | eussions emboîté | Si j’avais eu plus de temps, j’aurais aimé que nous eussions emboîté. | If I had more time, I wish we had fitted. |
vous | eussiez emboîté | Si j’avais eu plus de temps, j’aurais aimé que vous eussiez emboîté. | If I had more time, I wish you had fitted. |
ils | eussent emboîté | Si j’avais eu plus de temps, j’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent emboîté. | If I had more time, I wish they had fitted. |
elles | eussent emboîté | Si j’avais eu plus de temps, j’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent emboîté. | If I had more time, I wish they had fitted. |
Other Conjugations for Emboîter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb emboîter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb emboîter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb emboîter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb emboîter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb emboîter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb emboîter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb emboîter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb emboîter
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb emboîter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb emboîter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb emboîter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb emboîter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb emboîter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb emboîter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb emboîter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb emboîter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb emboîter
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Emboîter – 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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