Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb entrebâiller
Introduction to the verb entrebâiller
The English translation of the French verb entrebâiller is “to half-open” or “to crack open.” The infinitive form is pronounced as “ahn-truh-bah-yay.”
Entrebâiller comes from the Old French word “entrebailler,” which was formed by combining the prefix “entre” meaning “between” and the verb “baillier” meaning “to open.” This verb is most often used in everyday French in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, which is used to express a past action that was completed before another past action.
Three simple examples of its usage in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense are:
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J’avais entrebâillé la porte avant qu’elle n’arrive. (I had half-opened the door before she arrived.)
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Il avait entrebâillé la fenêtre avant qu’il ne se mette à pleuvoir. (He had cracked open the window before it started raining.)
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Nous avions entrebâillé les rideaux avant que la lumière du soleil n’entre dans la pièce. (We had half-opened the curtains before the sunlight entered the room.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of entrebâiller
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse entrebâillé | J’aurais aimé que je eusse entrebâillé la fenêtre. | I wish I had cracked open the window. |
tu | eusses entrebâillé | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses entrebâillé la fenêtre. | I wish you had cracked open the window. |
il | eût entrebâillé | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût entrebâillé la fenêtre. | I wish he had cracked open the window. |
elle | eût entrebâillé | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût entrebâillé la fenêtre. | I wish she had cracked open the window. |
on | eût entrebâillé | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût entrebâillé la fenêtre. | I wish one had cracked open the window. |
nous | eussions entrebâillé | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions entrebâillé la fenêtre. | I wish we had cracked open the window. |
vous | eussiez entrebâillé | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez entrebâillé la fenêtre. | I wish you had cracked open the window. |
ils | eussent entrebâillé | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent entrebâillé la fenêtre. | I wish they had cracked open the window. |
elles | eussent entrebâillé | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent entrebâillé la fenêtre. | I wish they had cracked open the window. |
Other Conjugations for Entrebâiller.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb entrebâiller
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb entrebâiller
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb entrebâiller
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb entrebâiller
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb entrebâiller
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb entrebâiller
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb entrebâiller
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb entrebâiller
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb entrebâiller
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb entrebâiller
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb entrebâiller
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb entrebâiller
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb entrebâiller
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb entrebâiller
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb entrebâiller
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb entrebâiller
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Entrebâiller – 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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