Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb essouffler
Introduction to the verb essouffler
The English translation of the French verb essouffler is “to exhaust” or “to make breathless”. The infinitive form of essouffler is pronounced “eh-soo-flay”.
The verb essouffler comes from the Old French word “souffler” meaning “to blow” or “to breathe”. It is most often used in everyday French in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, which is a past subjunctive tense used to express a hypothetical or unreal condition in the past.
Three simple examples of its usage in this tense are:
- J’étais essoufflé(e) que tu aies réussi ton examen. (I was exhausted that you had passed your exam.)
- Il était essoufflé que nous soyons en retard. (He was breathless that we were late.)
- Elle était essoufflée que vous ayez menti. (She was out of breath that you had lied.)
English translations:
- I was exhausted that you had passed your exam.
- He was breathless that we were late.
- She was out of breath that you had lied.
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of essouffler
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse essoufflé | J’aurais aimé que je eusse essoufflé. | I wish I had run out of breath. |
tu | eusses essoufflé | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses essoufflé. | I wish you had run out of breath. |
il | eût essoufflé | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût essoufflé. | I wish he had run out of breath. |
elle | eût essoufflé | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût essoufflé. | I wish she had run out of breath. |
on | eût essoufflé | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût essoufflé. | I wish one had run out of breath. |
nous | eussions essoufflé | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions essoufflé. | I wish we had run out of breath. |
vous | eussiez essoufflé | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez essoufflé. | I wish you had run out of breath. |
ils | eussent essoufflé | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent essoufflé. | I wish they had run out of breath. |
elles | eussent essoufflé | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent essoufflé. | I wish they had run out of breath. |
Other Conjugations for Essouffler.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb essouffler
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb essouffler
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb essouffler
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb essouffler
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb essouffler
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb essouffler
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb essouffler
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb essouffler
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb essouffler
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb essouffler
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb essouffler
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb essouffler
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb essouffler
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb essouffler
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb essouffler
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb essouffler
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb essouffler
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Essouffler – 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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