Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ensiler
Introduction to the verb ensiler
The English translation of the French verb ensiler is “to ensile” or “to store in a silo.” It is pronounced as “ahn-see-leh” in the infinitive form.
The origin of the word ensiler comes from the Latin word “siliare,” meaning “to store in a silo.” The word eventually evolved into the Old French term “ensiler” and has remained relatively unchanged in modern French.
In everyday French, ensiler is most commonly used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, which expresses past hypothetical actions or conditions. It is often used to talk about something that would have happened in the past if certain conditions had been met.
3 Examples of ensiler in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense:
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Si j’avais suivi les instructions, j’aurais pu ensiler le foin avant la pluie. (If I had followed the instructions, I could have ensiled the hay before the rain.)
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Il aurait fallu qu’ils ensilent les légumes plus tôt pour éviter qu’ils ne pourrissent. (They should have ensiled the vegetables earlier to avoid them from rotting.)
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Nous aurions aimé que tu ensiles les grains avant de partir en vacances. (We would have liked for you to ensile the grains before leaving for vacation.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of ensiler
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse ensilé | J’aurais aimé que je eusse ensilé. | I wish I had ensiled. |
tu | eusses ensilé | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses ensilé. | I wish you had ensiled. |
il | eût ensilé | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût ensilé. | I wish he had ensiled. |
elle | eût ensilé | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût ensilé. | I wish she had ensiled. |
on | eût ensilé | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût ensilé. | I wish one had ensiled. |
nous | eussions ensilé | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions ensilé. | I wish we had ensiled. |
vous | eussiez ensilé | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez ensilé. | I wish you had ensiled. |
ils | eussent ensilé | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent ensilé. | I wish they had ensiled. |
elles | eussent ensilé | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent ensilé. | I wish they had ensiled. |
Other Conjugations for Ensiler.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb ensiler
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ensiler
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ensiler
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ensiler
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ensiler
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ensiler
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ensiler
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ensiler
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ensiler
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ensiler
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ensiler
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ensiler
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ensiler
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ensiler
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ensiler
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ensiler
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ensiler
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Ensiler – 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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