Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb engommer
Introduction to the verb engommer
The English translation of the French verb engommer is “to gum/to coat with gum”. The infinitive form of engommer is pronounced as “ahn-gohm-may”.
The word engommer comes from the Old French word “gome” meaning “gum” and the prefix “en” which indicates the action of coating with gum. It is most often used in everyday French in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, which expresses a past action that is hypothetical or contrary to reality.
Three simple examples of engommer in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense with their English translations are:
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J’aurais aimé que tu aies engommé tes chaussures avant de sortir. (I would have liked for you to have coated your shoes with gum before going out.)
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Il aurait fallu que nous ayons engommé les papiers avant qu’ils ne se déchirent. (We should have coated the papers before they tore.)
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Elle aurait préféré que le gâteau ait été engommé avec du sucre glace plutôt qu’avec du chocolat. (She would have preferred for the cake to have been coated with powdered sugar instead of chocolate.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of engommer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse engommé | J’aurais aimé que je eusse engommé. | I wish I had gummed. |
tu | eusses engommé | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses engommé. | I wish you had gummed. |
il | eût engommé | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût engommé. | I wish he had gummed. |
elle | eût engommé | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût engommé. | I wish she had gummed. |
on | eût engommé | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût engommé. | I wish one had gummed. |
nous | eussions engommé | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions engommé. | I wish we had gummed. |
vous | eussiez engommé | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez engommé. | I wish you had gummed. |
ils | eussent engommé | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent engommé. | I wish they had gummed. |
elles | eussent engommé | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent engommé. | I wish they had gummed. |
Other Conjugations for Engommer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb engommer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb engommer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb engommer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb engommer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb engommer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb engommer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb engommer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb engommer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb engommer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb engommer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb engommer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb engommer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb engommer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb engommer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb engommer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb engommer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb engommer
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Engommer – 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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