Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enfoncer
Introduction to the verb enfoncer
The English translation of the French verb enfoncer is “to sink or to push in”. The infinitive form is pronounced as “ahn-fon-say”.
The word enfoncer originates from the Latin word “infundere”, which means “to pour in”. In everyday French, it is most often used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, which is the past subjunctive tense.
Examples:
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J’espérais qu’il eût enfoncé le clou avant de partir. (I hoped he had driven the nail in before leaving.)
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Il fallait que tu eusses enfoncé la porte pour la fermer complètement. (You needed to have pushed the door in to close it completely.)
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Nous regrettions qu’ils eussent enfoncé les piquets dans notre jardin sans permission. (We regretted that they had sunk the stakes in our garden without permission.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of enfoncer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse enfoncé | J’aurais aimé que je eusse enfoncé l’objet. | I wish I had pushed the object. |
tu | eusses enfoncé | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses enfoncé l’objet. | I wish you had pushed the object. |
il | eût enfoncé | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût enfoncé l’objet. | I wish he had pushed the object. |
elle | eût enfoncé | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût enfoncé l’objet. | I wish she had pushed the object. |
on | eût enfoncé | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût enfoncé l’objet. | I wish one had pushed the object. |
nous | eussions enfoncé | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions enfoncé l’objet. | I wish we had pushed the object. |
vous | eussiez enfoncé | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez enfoncé l’objet. | I wish you had pushed the object. |
ils | eussent enfoncé | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent enfoncé l’objet. | I wish they had pushed the object. |
elles | eussent enfoncé | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent enfoncé l’objet. | I wish they had pushed the object. |
Other Conjugations for Enfoncer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb enfoncer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enfoncer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enfoncer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enfoncer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enfoncer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enfoncer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enfoncer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enfoncer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enfoncer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enfoncer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enfoncer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enfoncer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enfoncer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enfoncer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enfoncer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enfoncer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enfoncer
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Enfoncer – 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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