Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb imbiber
Introduction to the verb imbiber
The English translation of the French verb imbiber is “to imbibe” or “to soak up.” It is pronounced as “ahm-bee-bay.”
The word imbiber comes from the Latin word “imbibere,” meaning “to drink in, absorb.” In everyday French, it is often used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, which is the past subjunctive tense, used to express actions that occurred before another past action.
- J’avais déjà imbibe la sauce avant que tu ne viennes. (I had already soaked up the sauce before you came.)
- Il avait peur que son pull n’ait imbibe toute l’eau de la pluie. (He was afraid his sweater had soaked up all the rain water.)
- Nous avions peur que les feuilles n’aient imbibe le sol. (We were afraid the leaves had soaked up the ground.)
These sentences all use the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense to express actions that occurred before another past action. In each example, the verb imbiber is conjugated to agree with the subject and used with the auxiliary verb “avoir” in the past subjunctive form.
Overall, imbiber is a versatile verb that can be used in various tenses and forms, but it is most commonly used in everyday French in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense to express past actions that occurred before another past action.
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of imbiber
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse imbibé | Elle aimerait que je eusse imbibé la boisson. | She would like me to have imbibed the drink. |
tu | eusses imbibé | Elle aimerait que tu eusses imbibé la boisson. | She would like you to have imbibed the drink. |
il | eût imbibé | Elle aimerait qu’il eût imbibé la boisson. | She would like him to have imbibed the drink. |
elle | eût imbibé | Elle aimerait qu’elle eût imbibé la boisson. | She would like her to have imbibed the drink. |
on | eût imbibé | Elle aimerait qu’on eût imbibé la boisson. | She would like one to have imbibed the drink. |
nous | eussions imbibé | Elle aimerait que nous eussions imbibé la boisson. | She would like us to have imbibed the drink. |
vous | eussiez imbibé | Elle aimerait que vous eussiez imbibé la boisson. | She would like you to have imbibed the drink. |
ils | eussent imbibé | Elle aimerait qu’ils eussent imbibé la boisson. | She would like them to have imbibed the drink. |
elles | eussent imbibé | Elle aimerait qu’elles eussent imbibé la boisson. | She would like them to have imbibed the drink. |
Other Conjugations for Imbiber.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb imbiber
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb imbiber
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb imbiber
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb imbiber
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb imbiber
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb imbiber
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb imbiber
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb imbiber
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb imbiber
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb imbiber
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb imbiber
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb imbiber
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb imbiber
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb imbiber
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb imbiber
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb imbiber
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb imbiber
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Imbiber – 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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