Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb encager
Introduction to the verb encager
The English translation of the French verb encager is “to cage” or “to imprison.” It is pronounced as ahn-kah-zhay.
The word encager is derived from the French word “cage,” meaning “cage.” It is a regular -er verb in French and is most commonly used in its infinitive form or in the present tense. However, it can also be used in other tenses, such as the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait.
In everyday French, encager is often used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense to express a past action or situation that could have happened, but did not actually happen. It is often used to express regret, doubt, or uncertainty.
Here are three simple examples of encager in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense:
- J’aurais aimé que tu n’aies pas encagé l’oiseau. (I wish you hadn’t caged the bird.)
- Il fallait que nous les ayons encagés pour les protéger. (We had to cage them to protect them.)
- Je doutais qu’il eût encagé le lion sans raison. (I doubted that he had caged the lion without reason.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of encager
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse encagé | J’aurais aimé que je eusse encagé. | I wish I had caged. |
tu | eusses encagé | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses encagé. | I wish you had caged. |
il | eût encagé | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût encagé. | I wish he had caged. |
elle | eût encagé | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût encagé. | I wish she had caged. |
on | eût encagé | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût encagé. | I wish one had caged. |
nous | eussions encagé | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions encagé. | I wish we had caged. |
vous | eussiez encagé | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez encagé. | I wish you had caged. |
ils | eussent encagé | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent encagé. | I wish they had caged. |
elles | eussent encagé | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent encagé. | I wish they had caged. |
Other Conjugations for Encager.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb encager
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb encager
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb encager
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb encager
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb encager
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb encager
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb encager
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb encager
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb encager
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb encager
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb encager
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb encager
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb encager
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb encager
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb encager
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb encager
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb encager
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Encager – 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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