Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embrasser
Introduction to the verb embrasser
The English translation of the French verb embrasser is “to kiss” or “to embrace.” It is pronounced as “ahn-bruh-say” in its infinitive form.
The word embrasser comes from the Latin word “embrachare” which means “to encircle with the arms” or “to hug.” In modern day French, embrasser is most often used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, which is used to express an action that happened before another action in the past.
Three simple examples of its usage in this tense are:
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J’aurais aimé que tu m’aies embrassé avant de partir. (I wish you had kissed me before leaving.)
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Elle avait peur que son père l’ait embrassée en public. (She was afraid her father had kissed her in public.)
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Nous étions très surpris qu’ils aient embrassé leur ennemi. (We were very surprised that they had embraced their enemy.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of embrasser
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse embrassé | J’aurais aimé que je eusse embrassé. | I wish I had kissed. |
tu | eusses embrassé | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses embrassé. | I wish you had kissed. |
il | eût embrassé | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût embrassé. | I wish he had kissed. |
elle | eût embrassé | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût embrassé. | I wish she had kissed. |
on | eût embrassé | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût embrassé. | I wish one had kissed. |
nous | eussions embrassé | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions embrassé. | I wish we had kissed. |
vous | eussiez embrassé | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez embrassé. | I wish you had kissed. |
ils | eussent embrassé | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent embrassé. | I wish they had kissed. |
elles | eussent embrassé | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent embrassé. | I wish they had kissed. |
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
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 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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