Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb composer
Introduction to the verb composer
The English translation of the French verb composer is “to compose.” It is pronounced as “kohm-poh-zay.”
The language origin of composer can be traced back to the Latin word “componere” which means “to put together.” In every day French, it is most often used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, which is used to express a hypothetical action or situation that is completed before another action in the past.
Some examples of its usage in this tense are:
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J’étais content que tu aies composé une belle chanson pour le concert. (I was happy that you had composed a beautiful song for the concert.)
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Il regrettait que sa mère n’eût pas composé son portrait avant qu’elle ne meure. (He regretted that his mother had not composed his portrait before she died.)
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Nous aurions aimé que vous eussiez composé une musique originale pour notre film. (We would have liked you to have composed an original music for our film.)
English translations:
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I was happy that you had composed a beautiful song for the concert.
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He regretted that his mother had not composed his portrait before she died.
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We would have liked you to have composed an original music for our film.
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of composer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse composé | J’aurais aimé que je eusse composé. | I wish I had composed. |
tu | eusses composé | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses composé. | I wish you had composed. |
il | eût composé | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût composé. | I wish he had composed. |
elle | eût composé | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût composé. | I wish she had composed. |
on | eût composé | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût composé. | I wish one had composed. |
nous | eussions composé | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions composé. | I wish we had composed. |
vous | eussiez composé | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez composé. | I wish you had composed. |
ils | eussent composé | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent composé. | I wish they had composed. |
elles | eussent composé | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent composé. | I wish they had composed. |
Other Conjugations for Composer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb composer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb composer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb composer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb composer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb composer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb composer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb composer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb composer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb composer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb composer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb composer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb composer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb composer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb composer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb composer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb composer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb composer
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Composer – 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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