Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ablater
Introduction to the verb ablater
The English translation of the French verb ablater is “to remove” or “to strip off.” The infinitive form of ablater is pronounced as “ah-bla-tay.”
The word ablater comes from the Latin verb “ablatus” which means “to carry away.” It entered the French language in the 16th century and is derived from the Latin prefix “ab” meaning “away” and the verb “latus” meaning “to carry.”
In everyday French, ablater is most often used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, which is a compound past tense used to express an event or action that happened before another past event. The Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense is formed by combining the subjunctive form of the auxiliary verb “avoir” or “être” with the past participle of the main verb.
Here are three simple examples of ablater used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, with their respective English translations:
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J’avais peur qu’il eût ablaté la peau du patient avant que j’arrivasse. (I was afraid he had removed the patient’s skin before I arrived.)
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Il m’a fallu prendre des mesures pour que tu eusses ablaté les mauvaises herbes du jardin. (I had to take measures for you to have removed the weeds from the garden.)
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Elle était contente que nous eussions ablaté tous les objets inutiles avant le déménagement. (She was happy that we had removed all the unnecessary objects before the move.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of ablater
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse ablâté | J’aurais aimé que je eusse ablâté. | I wish I had ablated. |
tu | eusses ablâté | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses ablâté. | I wish you had ablated. |
il | eût ablâté | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût ablâté. | I wish he had ablated. |
elle | eût ablâté | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût ablâté. | I wish she had ablated. |
on | eût ablâté | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût ablâté. | I wish one had ablated. |
nous | eussions ablâté | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions ablâté. | I wish we had ablated. |
vous | eussiez ablâté | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez ablâté. | I wish you had ablated. |
ils | eussent ablâté | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent ablâté. | I wish they had ablated. |
elles | eussent ablâté | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent ablâté. | I wish they had ablated. |
Other Conjugations for Ablater.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb ablater
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ablater
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ablater
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ablater
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ablater
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ablater
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ablater
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ablater
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ablater
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ablater
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ablater
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ablater
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ablater
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ablater
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ablater
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ablater
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ablater
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Ablater – 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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