Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb animer
Introduction to the verb animer
The English translation of the French verb animer is “to animate” or “to liven up.” It is pronounced “ah-nee-may.”
The word animer comes from the Latin word “animare” meaning “to give life to.” In everyday French, animer is most often used as a transitive verb, meaning it requires a direct object. In the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, animer is used to express a hypothetical or uncertain action that would have occurred in the past.
Three simple examples of animer in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense are:
- J’aurais aimé que tu aies animé la fête hier soir. (I wish you had animated the party last night.)
- Il aurait fallu que nous ayons animé la réunion pour qu’elle soit plus intéressante. (We should have livened up the meeting for it to be more interesting.)
- Les enfants auraient été ravis si vous aviez animé leur anniversaire. (The children would have been delighted if you had animated their birthday.)
In all of these examples, animer is expressing an action that did not actually happen in the past, but could have happened under certain conditions.
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of animer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse animé | J’aurais aimé que je eusse animé. | I wish I had animated. |
tu | eusses animé | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses animé. | I wish you had animated. |
il | eût animé | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût animé. | I wish he had animated. |
elle | eût animé | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût animé. | I wish she had animated. |
on | eût animé | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût animé. | I wish one had animated. |
nous | eussions animé | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions animé. | I wish we had animated. |
vous | eussiez animé | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez animé. | I wish you had animated. |
ils | eussent animé | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent animé. | I wish they had animated. |
elles | eussent animé | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent animé. | I wish they had animated. |
Other Conjugations for Animer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb animer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb animer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb animer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb animer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb animer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb animer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb animer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb animer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb animer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb animer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb animer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb animer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb animer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb animer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb animer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb animer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb animer
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Animer – 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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