Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb flamber
Introduction to the verb flamber
The English translation of the French verb flamber is “to flame/to flambe.” The infinitive form of the verb is pronounced as “flahm-bay.”
The word flamber comes from the Latin word “flambare,” which means “to blaze.” It was first used in French in the 17th century and is most commonly used in cooking to describe the technique of pouring alcohol over a dish and igniting it to create a burst of flames.
In everyday French, flamber is often used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait, which is a past tense that expresses an action that was completed before another past action. It is typically used to talk about hypothetical or desired actions in the past.
Here are three examples of using flamber in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense:
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J’aurais aimé que tu aies flambé le gâteau avant de le servir.
Translation: I wish you had flamed the cake before serving it. -
Si nous avions eu plus de temps, nous aurions flambé le poulet pour le dîner.
Translation: If we had more time, we would have flamed the chicken for dinner. -
Il avait fallu que j’aie flambé les crevettes avant de les ajouter à la salade.
Translation: I had to have flamed the shrimp before adding them to the salad.
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of flamber
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse flambé | J’aurais aimé que je eusse flambé. | I wish I had flamed. |
tu | eusses flambé | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses flambé. | I wish you had flamed. |
il | eût flambé | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût flambé. | I wish he had flamed. |
elle | eût flambé | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût flambé. | I wish she had flamed. |
on | eût flambé | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût flambé. | I wish one had flamed. |
nous | eussions flambé | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions flambé. | I wish we had flamed. |
vous | eussiez flambé | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez flambé. | I wish you had flamed. |
ils | eussent flambé | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent flambé. | I wish they had flamed. |
elles | eussent flambé | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent flambé. | I wish they had flamed. |
Other Conjugations for Flamber.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb flamber
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb flamber
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb flamber
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb flamber
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb flamber
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb flamber
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb flamber
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb flamber
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb flamber
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb flamber
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb flamber
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb flamber
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb flamber
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb flamber
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb flamber
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb flamber
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb flamber
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Flamber – 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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