Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embrayer
Introduction to the verb embrayer
The English translation of the French verb embrayer is “to engage” or “to shift gears.” The infinitive form of embrayer is pronounced as “ahm-bray-eh.”
The language origin of embrayer comes from the Old French word “enbraver,” which means to “put into action” or “to arm oneself.” In everyday French, embrayer is most often used in the Subjonctif Présent tense to express a possible or uncertain action.
Some examples of its usage in this tense include:
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Il est temps que tu embrayes tes études. (It’s time for you to engage in your studies.)
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Nous voulons que tu embrayes une conversation avec lui. (We want you to start a conversation with him.)
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Je préférerais que tu embrayes avant de prendre la route. (I would prefer if you shifted gears before hitting the road.)
English translations for these examples are provided in parentheses.
Table of the Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of embrayer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | embraye | Il faut que je embraye la première vitesse. | I must engage first gear. |
tu | embrayes | Je préfère que tu embrayes doucement. | I prefer you engage gently. |
il | embraye | Il est possible qu’il embraye trop vite. | It’s possible he engages too quickly. |
elle | embraye | Elle veut que j’embraye la marche arrière. | She wants me to engage reverse gear. |
on | embraye | Il est important qu’on embraye correctement. | It’s important we engage properly. |
nous | embrayions | Il est préférable que nous embrayions tôt. | It’s preferable we engage early. |
vous | embrayiez | Il est nécessaire que vous embrayiez doucement. | It’s necessary you engage gently. |
ils | embrayent | Il est essentiel qu’ils embrayent tous les vitesses. | It’s essential they engage all gears. |
elles | embrayent | Il est crucial qu’elles embrayent avec précaution. | It’s crucial they engage with caution. |
Other Conjugations for Embrayer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb embrayer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embrayer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embrayer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embrayer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embrayer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embrayer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embrayer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embrayer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embrayer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embrayer (this article)
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embrayer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embrayer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embrayer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embrayer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embrayer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embrayer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embrayer
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Embrayer – About the French Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense
Formation of the Subjonctif Présent
Common Everyday Usage Patterns
Interactions with Other Tenses
Summary
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