Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb encastrer
Introduction to the verb encastrer
The English translation of the French verb encastrer is “to insert” or “to embed.” The infinitive form is pronounced as “ahn-kah-stray.”
Encastrer comes from the Latin word “incastare,” meaning “to insert” or “to set in.” It is most commonly used in everyday French to describe the action of inserting or embedding something into a larger or surrounding object, such as fitting pieces of furniture together or installing an object into a wall or surface.
In the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, encastrer is used to express a past action that was completed before another past action or state. This tense is formed by using the past subjunctive form of the auxiliary verb “avoir” or “être” followed by the past participle of encastrer.
Here are three examples of encastrer in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense:
- J’avais déjà encastré les étagères avant que tu n’arrives. (I had already inserted the shelves before you arrived.)
- Il doutait que j’eusse encastré le tableau correctement. (He doubted that I had embedded the painting correctly.)
- Nous avions encastré les briques avant que la pluie ne commence. (We had installed the bricks before the rain started.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of encastrer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse encastré | Il était temps que je eusse encastré ce meuble. | It was time for me to embed this piece of furniture. |
tu | eusses encastré | Il était temps que tu eusses encastré ce meuble. | It was time for you to embed this piece of furniture. |
il | eût encastré | Il était temps qu’il eût encastré ce meuble. | It was time for him to embed this piece of furniture. |
elle | eût encastré | Il était temps qu’elle eût encastré ce meuble. | It was time for her to embed this piece of furniture. |
on | eût encastré | Il était temps qu’on eût encastré ce meuble. | It was time for one to embed this piece of furniture. |
nous | eussions encastré | Il était temps que nous eussions encastré ce meuble. | It was time for us to embed this piece of furniture. |
vous | eussiez encastré | Il était temps que vous eussiez encastré ce meuble. | It was time for you to embed this piece of furniture. |
ils | eussent encastré | Il était temps qu’ils eussent encastré ce meuble. | It was time for them to embed this piece of furniture. |
elles | eussent encastré | Il était temps qu’elles eussent encastré ce meuble. | It was time for them to embed this piece of furniture. |
Other Conjugations for Encastrer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb encastrer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb encastrer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb encastrer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb encastrer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb encastrer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb encastrer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb encastrer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb encastrer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb encastrer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb encastrer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb encastrer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb encastrer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb encastrer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb encastrer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb encastrer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb encastrer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb encastrer
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Encastrer – 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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