Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enclencher
Introduction to the verb enclencher
The English translation of the French verb enclencher is “to engage” or “to put into gear.” The infinitive form of the verb is pronounced as “ahn-klon-shay.”
Enclencher comes from the Old French word “enclochier,” which means “to attach” or “to fix.” It is derived from the Latin word “inclaudere,” which means “to shut in” or “to enclose.”
In everyday French, enclencher is most often used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense to express actions that had already happened in the past and were completed before another action in the past. This tense is formed by using the auxiliary verb “avoir” or “être” in the Subjonctif Imparfait followed by the past participle of the verb.
Here are three simple examples of enclencher in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense with their English translations:
- Il fallait que j’eusse enclenché le moteur avant de démarrer la voiture. (I had to engage the engine before starting the car.)
- Nous aurions aimé que tu eusses enclenché le frein à main avant de sortir de la voiture. (We would have liked you to have engaged the handbrake before getting out of the car.)
- Il était important que vous eussiez enclenché le système de sécurité avant de commencer le travail. (It was important that you had engaged the safety system before starting the work.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of enclencher
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse enclenché | J’aurais aimé que je eusse enclenché. | I wish I had triggered. |
tu | eusses enclenché | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses enclenché. | I wish you had triggered. |
il | eût enclenché | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût enclenché. | I wish he had triggered. |
elle | eût enclenché | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût enclenché. | I wish she had triggered. |
on | eût enclenché | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût enclenché. | I wish one had triggered. |
nous | eussions enclenché | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions enclenché. | I wish we had triggered. |
vous | eussiez enclenché | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez enclenché. | I wish you had triggered. |
ils | eussent enclenché | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent enclenché. | I wish they had triggered. |
elles | eussent enclenché | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent enclenché. | I wish they had triggered. |
Other Conjugations for Enclencher.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb enclencher
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enclencher
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enclencher
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enclencher
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enclencher
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enclencher
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enclencher
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enclencher
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enclencher
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enclencher
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enclencher
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enclencher
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enclencher
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enclencher
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enclencher
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enclencher
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enclencher
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Enclencher – 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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