Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empourprer
Introduction to the verb empourprer
The English translation of empourprer is “to make red” or “to turn red.” It is pronounced as ahn-pooh-rpr-ay in its infinitive form.
Empourprer comes from the French word “pourpre,” meaning purple or red. It is most often used in everyday French in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, which is used to express a hypothetical action or situation that took place before another past action.
Here are 3 simple examples of its usage in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense with their respective English translations:
- J’avais prié pour qu’elle empourprât de honte. (I had prayed for her to turn red with shame.)
- Si tu avais été ici, tu aurais empourpré toute la ville de colère. (If you had been here, you would have made the whole town red with anger.)
- Il était triste que son fils empourprât de rage contre lui. (He was sad that his son turned red with anger against him.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of empourprer
Conjugate the French verb empourprer in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense with the French pronouns: je, tu, il, elle, on, nous, vous, ils, elles.
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse empourpré | J’aurais aimé que je eusse empourpré. | I wish I had blushed. |
tu | eusses empourpré | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses empourpré. | I wish you had blushed. |
il | eût empourpré | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût empourpré. | I wish he had blushed. |
elle | eût empourpré | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût empourpré. | I wish she had blushed. |
on | eût empourpré | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût empourpré. | I wish one had blushed. |
nous | eussions empourpré | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions empourpré. | I wish we had blushed. |
vous | eussiez empourpré | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez empourpré. | I wish you had blushed. |
ils | eussent empourpré | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent empourpré. | I wish they had blushed. |
elles | eussent empourpré | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent empourpré. | I wish they had blushed. |
Other Conjugations for Empourprer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb empourprer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empourprer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empourprer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empourprer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empourprer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empourprer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empourprer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empourprer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empourprer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empourprer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empourprer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empourprer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empourprer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empourprer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empourprer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empourprer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empourprer
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Empourprer – 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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