Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb emprisonner
Introduction to the verb emprisonner
The English translation of the French verb emprisonner is “to imprison” or “to put in prison.” The infinitive form of the verb is pronounced as ahm-pree-zoh-nay.
The word emprisonner is derived from the Latin word “prisonis,” meaning “prison.” It entered the French language in the 12th century and is a compound of the prefix “em-” (meaning “in”) and the word “prison.”
In everyday French, emprisonner is often used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, which expresses an event that happened before another event in the past. It is formed by using the auxiliary verb “avoir” or “être” in the Plus-que-parfait tense followed by the past participle of the main verb.
Examples of emprisonner in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense are:
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Il est possible que j’eusse été emprisonné avant de finir mon travail. (It is possible that I had been imprisoned before finishing my work.)
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Nous avions peur qu’elle eût été emprisonnée avant d’obtenir son diplôme. (We were afraid that she had been imprisoned before obtaining her diploma.)
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J’aimerais que tu eusses été emprisonné plutôt que de rester libre. (I would have liked for you to have been imprisoned rather than remaining free.)
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It is possible that I had been imprisoned before finishing my work.
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We were afraid that she had been imprisoned before obtaining her diploma.
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I would have liked for you to have been imprisoned rather than remaining free.
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of emprisonner
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse emprisonné | J’ai regretté que je eusse emprisonné le voleur. | I regretted that I had imprisoned the thief. |
tu | eusses emprisonné | J’ai regretté que tu eusses emprisonné le voleur. | I regretted that you had imprisoned the thief. |
il | eût emprisonné | J’ai regretté qu’il eût emprisonné le voleur. | I regretted that he had imprisoned the thief. |
elle | eût emprisonné | J’ai regretté qu’elle eût emprisonné le voleur. | I regretted that she had imprisoned the thief. |
on | eût emprisonné | J’ai regretté qu’on eût emprisonné le voleur. | I regretted that one had imprisoned the thief. |
nous | eussions emprisonné | J’ai regretté que nous eussions emprisonné le voleur. | I regretted that we had imprisoned the thief. |
vous | eussiez emprisonné | J’ai regretté que vous eussiez emprisonné le voleur. | I regretted that you had imprisoned the thief. |
ils | eussent emprisonné | J’ai regretté qu’ils eussent emprisonné le voleur. | I regretted that they had imprisoned the thief. |
elles | eussent emprisonné | J’ai regretté qu’elles eussent emprisonné le voleur. | I regretted that they had imprisoned the thief. |
Other Conjugations for Emprisonner.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb emprisonner
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb emprisonner
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb emprisonner
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb emprisonner
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb emprisonner
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb emprisonner
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb emprisonner
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb emprisonner
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb emprisonner
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb emprisonner
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb emprisonner
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb emprisonner
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb emprisonner
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb emprisonner
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb emprisonner
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb emprisonner
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Emprisonner – 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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