Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enrayer
Introduction to the verb enrayer
The English translation of the French verb enrayer is “to stop” or “to stall.” It is pronounced as “ehn-ray-eh.”
The language origin of enrayer comes from the Old French word “enreier,” meaning “to put back on the track.” It is most often used in everyday French in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, which is a compound tense used to express an action that has already been completed in the past. It is formed by using the auxiliary verb “avoir” or “être” in the Plus-que-parfait tense, followed by the past participle of the verb.
Examples of enrayer in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense are:
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J’aurais aimé qu’il ait enrayer la propagation du virus avant qu’il y ait trop de cas. (I would have liked for him to have stopped the spread of the virus before there were too many cases.)
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Il était important que nous ayons enrayer le gaspillage alimentaire avant que la crise climatique ne s’aggrave. (It was important for us to have stopped food waste before the climate crisis got worse.)
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Elle aurait préféré que tu aies enrayer tes mauvaises habitudes avant qu’elles ne deviennent un problème. (She would have preferred for you to have stopped your bad habits before they became a problem.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of enrayer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse enrayé | Il aurait fallu que je eusse enrayé la maladie. | I wish I had stopped the illness. |
tu | eusses enrayé | Il aurait fallu que tu eusses enrayé la maladie. | I wish you had stopped the illness. |
il | eût enrayé | Il aurait fallu qu’il eût enrayé la maladie. | I wish he had stopped the illness. |
elle | eût enrayé | Il aurait fallu qu’elle eût enrayé la maladie. | I wish she had stopped the illness. |
on | eût enrayé | Il aurait fallu qu’on eût enrayé la maladie. | I wish one had stopped the illness. |
nous | eussions enrayé | Il aurait fallu que nous eussions enrayé la maladie. | I wish we had stopped the illness. |
vous | eussiez enrayé | Il aurait fallu que vous eussiez enrayé la maladie. | I wish you had stopped the illness. |
ils | eussent enrayé | Il aurait fallu qu’ils eussent enrayé la maladie. | I wish they had stopped the illness. |
elles | eussent enrayé | Il aurait fallu qu’elles eussent enrayé la maladie. | I wish they had stopped the illness. |
Other Conjugations for Enrayer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb enrayer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enrayer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enrayer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enrayer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enrayer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enrayer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enrayer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enrayer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enrayer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enrayer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enrayer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enrayer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enrayer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enrayer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enrayer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enrayer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enrayer
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Enrayer – 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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