Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enlacer
Introduction to the verb enlacer
The English translation of enlacer is “to embrace” or “to hug.” It is pronounced as “ah(n)-la-ser” in its infinitive form.
Enlacer comes from the Old French word “enlacier,” which means “to entwine” or “to intertwine.” It is derived from the Latin word “laxare,” which means “to loosen” or “to relax.” In everyday French, enlacer is most often used in its literal sense, meaning to physically embrace or hug someone.
In the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, enlacer is used to express a past action that was hypothetical or conditional. It is often used in conjunction with the past tense form of the auxiliary verb “avoir” (to have).
Example 1: J’aurais aimé que tu m’enlaces avant de partir. (I would have liked for you to embrace me before leaving.)
Example 2: Si tu m’avais enlacé, je me serais senti plus en sécurité. (If you had embraced me, I would have felt safer.)
Example 3: Elle était triste parce qu’elle n’avait pas été enlacée par sa mère depuis longtemps. (She was sad because she hadn’t been embraced by her mother in a long time.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of enlacer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse enlacé | J’aurais aimé que je eusse enlacé. | I wish I had hugged. |
tu | eusses enlacé | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses enlacé. | I wish you had hugged. |
il | eût enlacé | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût enlacé. | I wish he had hugged. |
elle | eût enlacé | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût enlacé. | I wish she had hugged. |
on | eût enlacé | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût enlacé. | I wish one had hugged. |
nous | eussions enlacé | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions enlacé. | I wish we had hugged. |
vous | eussiez enlacé | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez enlacé. | I wish you had hugged. |
ils | eussent enlacé | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent enlacé. | I wish they had hugged. |
elles | eussent enlacé | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent enlacé. | I wish they had hugged. |
Other Conjugations for Enlacer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb enlacer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enlacer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enlacer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enlacer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enlacer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enlacer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enlacer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enlacer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enlacer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enlacer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enlacer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enlacer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enlacer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enlacer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enlacer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enlacer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enlacer
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Enlacer – 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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