Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enrober
Introduction to the verb enrober
The English translation of the French verb enrober is “to coat” or “to cover”. It is pronounced as [ɑ̃.ʁɔ.be].
Enrober comes from the Old French word “enrober”, meaning “to envelop”. It is derived from the Latin word “inrobare”, meaning “to wrap in a robe”. In everyday French, enrober is most often used in cooking to refer to the act of coating or covering food with a sauce, glaze, or other ingredient.
In the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, enrober is used to express a completed action in the past, before another past action or event. It is formed by using the auxiliary verb “avoir” or “être” in the Plus-que-parfait tense, followed by the past participle of enrober.
Here are three simple examples of enrober used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, with their English translations:
- J’avais enrobé le gâteau avant que tu n’arrives. (I had coated the cake before you arrived.)
- Elle avait enrobé les fruits de chocolat avant de les servir. (She had covered the fruits in chocolate before serving them.)
- Nous avions enrobé les crevettes d’une sauce épicée avant de les faire griller. (We had coated the shrimp in a spicy sauce before grilling them.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of enrober
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse enrobé | Il serait temps que je eusse enrobé. | It’s about time I coated. |
tu | eusses enrobé | Il serait temps que tu eusses enrobé. | It’s about time you coated. |
il | eût enrobé | Il serait temps qu’il eût enrobé. | It’s about time he coated. |
elle | eût enrobé | Il serait temps qu’elle eût enrobé. | It’s about time she coated. |
on | eût enrobé | Il serait temps qu’on eût enrobé. | It’s about time one coated. |
nous | eussions enrobé | Il serait temps que nous eussions enrobé. | It’s about time we coated. |
vous | eussiez enrobé | Il serait temps que vous eussiez enrobé. | It’s about time you coated. |
ils | eussent enrobé | Il serait temps qu’ils eussent enrobé. | It’s about time they coated. |
elles | eussent enrobé | Il serait temps qu’elles eussent enrobé. | It’s about time they coated. |
Other Conjugations for Enrober.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb enrober
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enrober
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enrober
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enrober
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enrober
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enrober
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enrober
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enrober
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enrober
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enrober
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enrober
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enrober
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enrober
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enrober
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enrober
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enrober
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enrober
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Enrober – 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
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