Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ensabler
Introduction to the verb ensabler
The English translation of the French verb ensabler is “to bury in sand” or “to cover with sand”. The infinitive form of ensabler is pronounced as “ahn-sah-bleh”.
The word ensabler is derived from the French word “sable” meaning “sand”. It is most often used in everyday French in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, which is the past subjunctive tense. This tense is used to express a hypothetical or uncertain action that took place in the past.
Three simple examples of ensabler in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense are:
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J’avais peur que tu n’eusses ensablé le château avant que nous y arrivions. (I was afraid that you had buried the castle before we arrived.)
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Il était dommage que nous eussions ensablé les ruines de cette ancienne ville. (It was a shame that we had covered the ruins of this ancient city with sand.)
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Je craignais que les vagues n’eussent ensablé la plage. (I was afraid that the waves had buried the beach with sand.)
These examples show how ensabler is used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense to express a past hypothetical or uncertain action. The English translations reflect the uncertainty and hypothetical nature of the tense.
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of ensabler
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse ensablé | J’aurais aimé que je eusse ensablé. | I wish I had trapped. |
tu | eusses ensablé | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses ensablé. | I wish you had trapped. |
il | eût ensablé | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût ensablé. | I wish he had trapped. |
elle | eût ensablé | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût ensablé. | I wish she had trapped. |
on | eût ensablé | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût ensablé. | I wish one had trapped. |
nous | eussions ensablé | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions ensablé. | I wish we had trapped. |
vous | eussiez ensablé | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez ensablé. | I wish you had trapped. |
ils | eussent ensablé | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent ensablé. | I wish they had trapped. |
elles | eussent ensablé | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent ensablé. | I wish they had trapped. |
Other Conjugations for Ensabler.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb ensabler
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ensabler
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ensabler
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ensabler
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ensabler
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ensabler
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ensabler
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ensabler
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ensabler
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ensabler
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ensabler
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ensabler
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ensabler
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ensabler
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ensabler
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ensabler
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ensabler
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Ensabler – 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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