Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb assiéger
Introduction to the verb assiéger
The English translation of the French verb assiéger is “to besiege.” It is pronounced as ah-see-ay-zhay.
Assiéger comes from the Latin word “assidere” meaning “to sit beside” or “to sit near.” It entered the French language in the 12th century and has been used in military contexts to describe the act of surrounding and attacking a fortified place. In everyday French, it is most often used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, which is the past subjunctive tense and expresses a hypothetical or unreal action that took place before another past action.
Here are 3 simple examples of assiéger in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait, with their respective English translations:
- J’avais peur qu’ils m’aient assiégé pendant mon absence. (I was afraid they had besieged me during my absence.)
- Il était possible que la ville ait été assiégée depuis des mois avant de se rendre. (It was possible that the city had been besieged for months before surrendering.)
- Elle était triste que son château eût été assiégé et détruit pendant la guerre. (She was sad that her castle had been besieged and destroyed during the war.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of assiéger
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse assiégé | Si j’avais su, je eusse assiégé la ville. | If I had known, I would have besieged the city. |
tu | eusses assiégé | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses assiégé la ville. | I wish you had besieged the city. |
il | eût assiégé | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût assiégé la ville. | I wish he had besieged the city. |
elle | eût assiégé | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût assiégé la ville. | I wish she had besieged the city. |
on | eût assiégé | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût assiégé la ville. | I wish one had besieged the city. |
nous | eussions assiégé | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions assiégé la ville. | I wish we had besieged the city. |
vous | eussiez assiégé | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez assiégé la ville. | I wish you had besieged the city. |
ils | eussent assiégé | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent assiégé la ville. | I wish they had besieged the city. |
elles | eussent assiégé | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent assiégé la ville. | I wish they had besieged the city. |
Other Conjugations for Assiéger.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb assiéger
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb assiéger
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb assiéger
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb assiéger
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb assiéger
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb assiéger
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb assiéger
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb assiéger
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb assiéger
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb assiéger
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb assiéger
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb assiéger
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb assiéger
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb assiéger
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb assiéger
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb assiéger
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb assiéger
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Assiéger – 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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