Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb engrener
Introduction to the verb engrener
The English translation of the French verb engrener is “to mesh/to gear/to interlock”. It is pronounced as ” ahn-gruh-NAY”.
The origin of the word engrener can be traced back to the Latin word “ingrenare” which means to fit or join together. In everyday French, it is most often used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, which is a past tense used to express a hypothetical action or condition that would have occurred before another past action.
Here are three simple examples of its usage in this tense, with their English translations:
1) J’aurais aimé que tu aies engrené les pièces avant de les assembler. (I wish you had meshed the parts before assembling them.)
2) Il était important que nous eussions bien engrené les roues pour éviter les accidents. (It was important that we had properly geared the wheels to avoid accidents.)
3) Avant que vous n’ayez fini de monter le meuble, j’avais déjà engrené les vis. (Before you finished assembling the furniture, I had already interlocked the screws.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of engrener
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse engrené | J’aurais aimé que je eusse engrené. | I wish I had meshed. |
tu | eusses engrené | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses engrené. | I wish you had meshed. |
il | eût engrené | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût engrené. | I wish he had meshed. |
elle | eût engrené | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût engrené. | I wish she had meshed. |
on | eût engrené | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût engrené. | I wish one had meshed. |
nous | eussions engrené | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions engrené. | I wish we had meshed. |
vous | eussiez engrené | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez engrené. | I wish you had meshed. |
ils | eussent engrené | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent engrené. | I wish they had meshed. |
elles | eussent engrené | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent engrené. | I wish they had meshed. |
Other Conjugations for Engrener.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb engrener
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb engrener
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb engrener
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb engrener
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb engrener
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb engrener
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb engrener
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb engrener
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb engrener
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb engrener
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb engrener
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb engrener
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb engrener
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb engrener
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb engrener
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb engrener
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb engrener
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Engrener – 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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