Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb consumer
Introduction to the verb consumer
The English translation of the French verb consumer is “to consume.” It is pronounced as kuhn-soo-may.
The word “consumer” originates from the Latin word “consumere,” which means “to use up” or “to waste.” In everyday French, consumer is most often used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, which is a past subjunctive tense used to express a hypothetical or unreal action that occurred before another past action.
Here are three simple examples of its usage in this tense, with their respective English translations:
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Je doute qu’il ait déjà consommé toute la bouteille de vin. (I doubt he has already consumed the whole bottle of wine.)
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Elle ne pensait pas que nous ayons autant consommé d’eau. (She didn’t think we had consumed so much water.)
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Il était surpris que tu aies consommé tous les bonbons. (He was surprised that you had consumed all the candies.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of consumer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse consommé | J’aurais aimé que je eusse consommé. | I wish I had consumed. |
tu | eusses consommé | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses consommé. | I wish you had consumed. |
il | eût consommé | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût consommé. | I wish he had consumed. |
elle | eût consommé | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût consommé. | I wish she had consumed. |
on | eût consommé | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût consommé. | I wish one had consumed. |
nous | eussions consommé | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions consommé. | I wish we had consumed. |
vous | eussiez consommé | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez consommé. | I wish you had consumed. |
ils | eussent consommé | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent consommé. | I wish they had consumed. |
elles | eussent consommé | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent consommé. | I wish they had consumed. |
Other Conjugations for Consumer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb consumer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb consumer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb consumer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb consumer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb consumer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb consumer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb consumer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb consumer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb consumer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb consumer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb consumer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb consumer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb consumer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb consumer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb consumer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb consumer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb consumer
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Consumer – 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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