Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb compéter
Introduction to the verb compéter
The English translation of the French verb compéter is “to complete” or “to finish”. The infinitive form is pronounced kɔ̃.pe.te.
Compéter comes from the Latin word “completare” meaning “to complete”. In everyday French, it is most often used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, which is a compound tense used to express a completed action that happened before another action in the past.
Examples of compéter in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense:
- J’avais espéré que tu eusses complété le projet avant la deadline. (I had hoped that you had completed the project before the deadline.)
- Ils n’étaient pas sûrs que nous eussions terminé le travail à temps. (They were not sure that we had finished the work on time.)
- Elle avait peur que je n’eusse pas accompli toutes les tâches avant son retour. (She was afraid that I had not completed all the tasks before she returned.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of compéter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse complété | J’aurais aimé que je eusse complété. | I wish I had completed. |
tu | eusses complété | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses complété. | I wish you had completed. |
il | eût complété | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût complété. | I wish he had completed. |
elle | eût complété | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût complété. | I wish she had completed. |
on | eût complété | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût complété. | I wish one had completed. |
nous | eussions complété | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions complété. | I wish we had completed. |
vous | eussiez complété | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez complété. | I wish you had completed. |
ils | eussent complété | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent complété. | I wish they had completed. |
elles | eussent complété | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent complété. | I wish they had completed. |
Other Conjugations for Compéter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb compéter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb compéter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb compéter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb compéter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb compéter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb compéter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb compéter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb compéter
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb compéter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb compéter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb compéter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb compéter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb compéter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb compéter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb compéter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb compéter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb compéter
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Compéter – 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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