Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb encroûter
Introduction to the verb encroûter
The English translation of the French verb encroûter is “to crust over” or “to form a crust”. It is pronounced as “ahn-kroo-teh”.
The origin of the word encroûter comes from the French word “croûte”, meaning crust, and the suffix “-er” to indicate the action of forming a crust. It is most often used in everyday French to describe the process of forming a hard layer or crust on something, such as bread or a wound.
In the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, encroûter is used to express a past hypothetical action that was completed before another past action.
Example 1: J’étais déçu qu’il y ait encroûté le pain avant que je n’arrive. (I was disappointed that he had crusted over the bread before I arrived.)
Example 2: Il était surpris qu’elle ait encroûté la plaie sans le nettoyer. (He was surprised that she had formed a crust on the wound without cleaning it.)
Example 3: Nous étions contents qu’ils aient encroûté leur amitié avec un voyage en Europe. (We were happy that they had crusted over their friendship with a trip to Europe.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of encroûter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse encroûté | J’aurais aimé que je eusse encroûté. | I wish I had encrusted. |
tu | eusses encroûté | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses encroûté. | I wish you had encrusted. |
il | eût encroûté | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût encroûté. | I wish he had encrusted. |
elle | eût encroûté | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût encroûté. | I wish she had encrusted. |
on | eût encroûté | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût encroûté. | I wish one had encrusted. |
nous | eussions encroûté | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions encroûté. | I wish we had encrusted. |
vous | eussiez encroûté | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez encroûté. | I wish you had encrusted. |
ils | eussent encroûté | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent encroûté. | I wish they had encrusted. |
elles | eussent encroûté | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent encroûté. | I wish they had encrusted. |
Other Conjugations for Encroûter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb encroûter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb encroûter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb encroûter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb encroûter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb encroûter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb encroûter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb encroûter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb encroûter
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb encroûter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb encroûter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb encroûter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb encroûter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb encroûter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb encroûter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb encroûter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb encroûter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb encroûter
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Encroûter – 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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