Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embrocher
Introduction to the verb embrocher
The English translation of the French verb embrocher is “to skewer” or “to impale.” The infinitive form of the verb is pronounced as “ahn-broh-shay.”
Emboucher comes from the Old French word “brochier” which means “to pierce with a spit.” It is most often used in everyday French in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, which is used to express an action that would have happened before another past action.
Three simple examples of its usage in this tense are:
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Il fallait que je l’eusse embroché avant de le faire griller. (I had to skewer it before grilling it.)
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Elle m’a demandé si j’avais embroché les brochettes avant de les mettre sur le feu. (She asked me if I had skewered the kebabs before putting them on the fire.)
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Ils étaient contents que tu eusses embroché les légumes avant de les cuire au barbecue. (They were happy that you had skewered the vegetables before cooking them on the grill.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of embrocher
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse embroché | J’aurais aimé que je eusse embroché. | I wish I had skewered. |
tu | eusses embroché | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses embroché. | I wish you had skewered. |
il | eût embroché | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût embroché. | I wish he had skewered. |
elle | eût embroché | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût embroché. | I wish she had skewered. |
on | eût embroché | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût embroché. | I wish one had skewered. |
nous | eussions embroché | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions embroché. | I wish we had skewered. |
vous | eussiez embroché | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez embroché. | I wish you had skewered. |
ils | eussent embroché | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent embroché. | I wish they had skewered. |
elles | eussent embroché | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent embroché. | I wish they had skewered. |
Other Conjugations for Embrocher.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb embrocher
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embrocher
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embrocher
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embrocher
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embrocher
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embrocher
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embrocher
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embrocher
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embrocher
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embrocher
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embrocher
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embrocher
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embrocher
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embrocher
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embrocher
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embrocher
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embrocher
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Embrocher – 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
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