Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb amender
Introduction to the verb amender
The English translation of the French verb amender is “to improve” or “to amend.” The infinitive form of amender is pronounced “ah-mahn-day.”
The language origin of amender can be traced back to the Latin word “emendare,” meaning “to correct” or “to remove faults.” In everyday French, amender is most often used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, which is the literary or formal equivalent of the past subjunctive tense.
Here are three simple examples of amender in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, with their respective English translations:
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J’aurais aimé que tu eusses amendé ton comportement avant qu’il ne soit trop tard. (I would have liked for you to have improved your behavior before it was too late.)
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Il fallait que nous eussions amendé nos erreurs pour réussir. (We had to have corrected our mistakes in order to succeed.)
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Elle aurait souhaité que je fusse amandé de mes défauts. (She would have wished for me to have been amended of my faults.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of amender
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse amendé | J’aurais souhaité que je eusse amendé. | I wish I had amended. |
tu | eusses amendé | J’aurais souhaité que tu eusses amendé. | I wish you had amended. |
il | eût amendé | J’aurais souhaité qu’il eût amendé. | I wish he had amended. |
elle | eût amendé | J’aurais souhaité qu’elle eût amendé. | I wish she had amended. |
on | eût amendé | J’aurais souhaité qu’on eût amendé. | I wish one had amended. |
nous | eussions amendé | J’aurais souhaité que nous eussions amendé. | I wish we had amended. |
vous | eussiez amendé | J’aurais souhaité que vous eussiez amendé. | I wish you had amended. |
ils | eussent amendé | J’aurais souhaité qu’ils eussent amendé. | I wish they had amended. |
elles | eussent amendé | J’aurais souhaité qu’elles eussent amendé. | I wish they had amended. |
Other Conjugations for Amender.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb amender
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb amender
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb amender
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb amender
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb amender
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb amender
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb amender
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb amender
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb amender
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb amender
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb amender
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb amender
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb amender
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb amender
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb amender
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb amender
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb amender
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Amender – 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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