Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calibrer
Introduction to the verb calibrer
The English translation of the French verb calibrer is “to calibrate.” It is pronounced “kah-lee-bruh-ray.”
Calibrer comes from the Latin word “calibrum,” meaning “ruler” or “measure,” and the suffix “-er,” which is used to form verbs in French. In everyday French, calibrer is used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense to express a past, hypothetical action that took place before another past action.
Examples:
- Je doute que tu aies calibré l’instrument correctement. (I doubt that you calibrated the instrument correctly.)
- Il fallait que nous ayons calibré les machines avant de commencer la production. (We had to calibrate the machines before starting production.)
- Elle souhaitait que vous eussiez calibré les balances plus tôt. (She wished that you had calibrated the scales earlier.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of calibrer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse calibré | J’aurais préféré que je eusse calibré. | I wish I had calibrated. |
tu | eusses calibré | J’aurais préféré que tu eusses calibré. | I wish you had calibrated. |
il | eût calibré | J’aurais préféré qu’il eût calibré. | I wish he had calibrated. |
elle | eût calibré | J’aurais préféré qu’elle eût calibré. | I wish she had calibrated. |
on | eût calibré | J’aurais préféré qu’on eût calibré. | I wish one had calibrated. |
nous | eussions calibré | J’aurais préféré que nous eussions calibré. | I wish we had calibrated. |
vous | eussiez calibré | J’aurais préféré que vous eussiez calibré. | I wish you had calibrated. |
ils | eussent calibré | J’aurais préféré qu’ils eussent calibré. | I wish they had calibrated. |
elles | eussent calibré | J’aurais préféré qu’elles eussent calibré. | I wish they had calibrated. |
Other Conjugations for Calibrer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb calibrer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calibrer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calibrer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calibrer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calibrer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calibrer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calibrer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calibrer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calibrer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calibrer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calibrer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calibrer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calibrer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calibrer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calibrer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calibrer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calibrer
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Calibrer – 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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