Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb entourer
Introduction to the verb entourer
The English translation of the French verb entourer is “to surround” or “to encircle.” The infinitive form is pronounced “ahn-too-rer.”
The verb entourer comes from the Old French verb entour, which means “around” or “surrounding.” It is mainly used in everyday French to describe the action of surrounding or enclosing something or someone.
In the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, entourer is used to express a hypothetical or unreal action that occurred before another past action. It is formed by using the auxiliary verb avoir or être in the Subjonctif Imparfait tense, followed by the past participle of entourer.
Examples:
- J’aurais aimé que tu m’aies déjà entouré de tes bras. (I wish you had already surrounded me with your arms.)
- Il aurait fallu que nous ayons entouré le terrain avant que la tempête n’arrive. (We should have surrounded the field before the storm arrived.)
- Elle était triste que je l’aie déjà entouré d’une aura de mystère. (She was sad that I had already surrounded her with an aura of mystery.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of entourer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse entouré | J’aurais aimé que je eusse entouré. | I wish I had surrounded. |
tu | eusses entouré | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses entouré. | I wish you had surrounded. |
il | eût entouré | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût entouré. | I wish he had surrounded. |
elle | eût entouré | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût entouré. | I wish she had surrounded. |
on | eût entouré | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût entouré. | I wish one had surrounded. |
nous | eussions entouré | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions entouré. | I wish we had surrounded. |
vous | eussiez entouré | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez entouré. | I wish you had surrounded. |
ils | eussent entouré | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent entouré. | I wish they had surrounded. |
elles | eussent entouré | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent entouré. | I wish they had surrounded. |
Other Conjugations for Entourer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb entourer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb entourer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb entourer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb entourer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb entourer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb entourer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb entourer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb entourer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb entourer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb entourer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb entourer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb entourer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb entourer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb entourer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb entourer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb entourer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb entourer
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Entourer – 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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