Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb argenter
Introduction to the verb argenter
The English translation of the French verb argenter is “to silver” or “to coat with silver.” It is pronounced as “ahr-zhahn-teh.”
The language origin of argenter comes from the French word “argent” meaning silver. It is most often used in everyday French in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, which is a past tense used to express a hypothetical or uncertain action that took place before another past action.
Three simple examples of its usage in this tense are:
- Il fallait que j’argente ces bijoux avant la soirée. (It was necessary that I silvered these jewels before the party.)
- Je souhaitais que tu argentes cette montre pour l’offrir en cadeau. (I wished that you silvered this watch to give it as a gift.)
- Nous aurions aimé que vous argentiez cette vaisselle avant de la vendre. (We would have liked that you silvered this tableware before selling it.)
English translations:
- It was necessary for me to silver these jewels before the party.
- I wished that you would silver this watch to give it as a gift.
- We would have liked for you to silver this tableware before selling it.
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of argenter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse argenté | J’aurais aimé que je eusse argenté. | I wish I had silvered. |
tu | eusses argenté | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses argenté. | I wish you had silvered. |
il | eût argenté | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût argenté. | I wish he had silvered. |
elle | eût argenté | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût argenté. | I wish she had silvered. |
on | eût argenté | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût argenté. | I wish one had silvered. |
nous | eussions argenté | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions argenté. | I wish we had silvered. |
vous | eussiez argenté | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez argenté. | I wish you had silvered. |
ils | eussent argenté | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent argenté. | I wish they had silvered. |
elles | eussent argenté | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent argenté. | I wish they had silvered. |
Other Conjugations for Argenter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb argenter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb argenter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb argenter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb argenter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb argenter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb argenter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb argenter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb argenter
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb argenter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb argenter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb argenter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb argenter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb argenter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb argenter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb argenter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb argenter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb argenter
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Argenter – 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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