Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enrêner
Introduction to the verb enrêner
The English translation of the French verb enrêner is “to harness.” The infinitive form is pronounced as “ahn-ren-ay.”
The verb enrêner comes from the Old French word “ren,” which means “rein.” It is most often used in every day French in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, which is a literary tense used to express a past event that was supposed to happen before another past event.
Three simple examples of its usage in this tense are:
- J’avais craint qu’il n’enrêne le cheval avant que je ne puisse monter dessus. (I had feared that he would harness the horse before I could get on it.)
- Le cocher avait insisté pour que nous ayons préparé les chevaux avant qu’il n’enrêne le carrosse. (The coachman had insisted that we had prepared the horses before he harnessed the carriage.)
- Elle était contente que son mari l’eût aidée à enrêner les chevaux pour leur balade en calèche. (She was happy that her husband had helped her harness the horses for their carriage ride.)
In all of these examples, the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense is used to express a past event (harnessing the horse or preparing the carriage) that was supposed to happen before another past event (getting on the horse or going for a ride).
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of enrêner
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse enreiné | J’aurais aimé que je eusse enreiné. | I wish I had made angry. |
tu | eusses enreiné | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses enreiné. | I wish you had made angry. |
il | eût enreiné | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût enreiné. | I wish he had made angry. |
elle | eût enreiné | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût enreiné. | I wish she had made angry. |
on | eût enreiné | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût enreiné. | I wish one had made angry. |
nous | eussions enreiné | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions enreiné. | I wish we had made angry. |
vous | eussiez enreiné | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez enreiné. | I wish you had made angry. |
ils | eussent enreiné | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent enreiné. | I wish they had made angry. |
elles | eussent enreiné | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent enreiné. | I wish they had made angry. |
Other Conjugations for Enrêner.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb enrêner
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enrêner
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enrêner
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enrêner
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enrêner
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enrêner
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enrêner
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enrêner
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enrêner
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enrêner
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enrêner
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enrêner
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enrêner
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enrêner
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enrêner
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enrêner
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enrêner
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Enrêner – 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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