Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb mimer
Introduction to the verb mimer
The English translation of the French verb mimer is “to mime.” It is pronounced “mee-may” in the infinitive form.
The language origin of mimer can be traced back to the Latin word “mimare,” meaning “to imitate.” It entered the French language in the 16th century and has been used in the same context ever since.
In everyday French, the verb mimer is most commonly used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, which expresses a hypothetical action that occurred before another past action.
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Il fallait que tu aies mimé le chanteur pour que je puisse deviner la chanson.
English translation: You had to have mimed the singer for me to guess the song. -
Nous aurions aimé que vous eussiez mimé le tableau avant de le peindre.
English translation: We would have liked for you to have mimed the painting before actually painting it. -
Ils auraient voulu que j’eusse mimé le dialogue avant de présenter la pièce.
English translation: They would have wanted me to have mimed the dialogue before performing the play.
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of mimer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse mimé | J’aurais aimé que je eusse mimé. | I wish I had mimed. |
tu | eusses mimé | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses mimé. | I wish you had mimed. |
il | eût mimé | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût mimé. | I wish he had mimed. |
elle | eût mimé | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût mimé. | I wish she had mimed. |
on | eût mimé | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût mimé. | I wish one had mimed. |
nous | eussions mimé | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions mimé. | I wish we had mimed. |
vous | eussiez mimé | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez mimé. | I wish you had mimed. |
ils | eussent mimé | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent mimé. | I wish they had mimed. |
elles | eussent mimé | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent mimé. | I wish they had mimed. |
Other Conjugations for Mimer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb mimer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb mimer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb mimer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb mimer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb mimer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb mimer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb mimer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb mimer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb mimer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb mimer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb mimer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb mimer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb mimer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb mimer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb mimer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb mimer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb mimer
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Mimer – 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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