Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ailler
Introduction to the verb ailler
The English translation of the French verb ailler is “to go.” It is pronounced “eye-yay.”
The origin of the verb ailler can be traced back to the Latin word “ambulare,” meaning “to walk.” It is most commonly used in everyday French in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, which is used to express an action that would have happened in the past, if certain conditions had been met.
Here are three simple examples of its usage in this tense, with their respective English translations:
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J’avais peur qu’il n’eût pas aillé à l’école. (I was afraid that he had not gone to school.)
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Si elle avait su, elle serait aillée au rendez-vous. (If she had known, she would have gone to the meeting.)
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Nous aurions aimé qu’ils eussent aillé avec nous. (We would have liked them to have gone with us.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of ailler
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | fusse allé | J’aurais aimé que je fusse allé. | I wish I had gone. |
tu | fusses allé | J’aurais aimé que tu fusses allé. | I wish you had gone. |
il | fût allé | J’aurais aimé qu’il fût allé. | I wish he had gone. |
elle | fût allée | J’aurais aimé qu’elle fût allée. | I wish she had gone. |
on | fût allé | J’aurais aimé qu’on fût allé. | I wish one had gone. |
nous | fussions allés | J’aurais aimé que nous fussions allés. | I wish we had gone. |
vous | fussiez allés | J’aurais aimé que vous fussiez allés. | I wish you had gone. |
ils | fussent allés | J’aurais aimé qu’ils fussent allés. | I wish they had gone. |
elles | fussent allées | J’aurais aimé qu’elles fussent allées. | I wish they had gone. |
Other Conjugations for Ailler.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb ailler
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ailler
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ailler
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ailler
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ailler
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ailler
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ailler
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ailler
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ailler
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ailler
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ailler
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ailler
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ailler
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ailler
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ailler
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ailler
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ailler
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Ailler – 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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