Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb amputer
Introduction to the verb amputer
The English translation of the French verb amputer is “to amputate.” It is pronounced as “ahm-puh-tey.”
The word “amputer” comes from the Latin word “amputare,” meaning “to prune or cut off.” In everyday French, it is most often used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, which is used to express a past action that is hypothetical or uncertain.
Examples:
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J’avais eu l’accident il y a deux ans et le médecin craignait que mon pied ait été amputé. (I had the accident two years ago and the doctor was afraid that my foot had been amputated.)
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Elle avait peur que la blessure ne s’infecte et qu’il faille l’amputer. (She was afraid that the wound would get infected and that it would have to be amputated.)
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Nous avions espéré que l’opération n’ait pas été nécessaire, mais malheureusement, il a fallu amputer sa jambe. (We had hoped that the surgery would not be necessary, but unfortunately, his leg had to be amputated.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of amputer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse amputé | Mon médecin voulait que je eusse amputé ma jambe. | My doctor wanted me to have my leg amputated. |
tu | eusses amputé | J’aurais préféré que tu eusses amputé son bras. | I would have preferred that you had amputated his arm. |
il | eût amputé | Il était possible que mon père eût amputé sa main. | It was possible that my father had amputated his hand. |
elle | eût amputé | Je ne pensais pas qu’elle eût amputé sa jambe. | I didn’t think she had amputated her leg. |
on | eût amputé | Il était important que nous eût amputé son doigt. | It was important that we had amputated his finger. |
nous | eussions amputé | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions amputé son pied. | I wish we had amputated his foot. |
vous | eussiez amputé | Nous aurions pu vous protéger si vous eussiez amputé votre bras. | We could have protected you if you had amputated your arm. |
ils | eussent amputé | Les médecins étaient surpris qu’ils eussent amputé leur queue. | The doctors were surprised that they had amputated their tail. |
elles | eussent amputé | Elles avaient peur que leur fille eussent amputé sa main. | They were afraid that their daughter had amputated her hand. |
Other Conjugations for Amputer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb amputer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb amputer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb amputer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb amputer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb amputer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb amputer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb amputer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb amputer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb amputer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb amputer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb amputer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb amputer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb amputer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb amputer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb amputer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb amputer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb amputer
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Amputer – 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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