Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb conter
Introduction to the verb conter
The English translation of the French verb conter is “to tell” or “to recount”. It is pronounced as “kawn-tay” in its infinitive form.
The word conter comes from the Old French word “compter”, meaning “to count”. It is often used in everyday French to express storytelling or recounting of events.
In the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, conter is used to express a past action that is hypothetical or contrary to reality. Here are three simple examples of its usage in this tense, with the respective English translations:
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Il aurait fallu que tu me contes ta journée avant de partir.
(You should have told me about your day before leaving.) -
J’aurais préféré que tu me contes la vérité plutôt que de me mentir.
(I would have preferred if you had told me the truth instead of lying to me.) -
Mes parents auraient aimé que je leur conte mes aventures en voyage.
(My parents would have liked if I had told them about my adventures while traveling.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of conter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse conté | J’aurais aimé que je eusse conté. | I wish I had told. |
tu | eusses conté | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses conté. | I wish you had told. |
il | eût conté | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût conté. | I wish he had told. |
elle | eût conté | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût conté. | I wish she had told. |
on | eût conté | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût conté. | I wish one had told. |
nous | eussions conté | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions conté. | I wish we had told. |
vous | eussiez conté | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez conté. | I wish you had told. |
ils | eussent conté | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent conté. | I wish they had told. |
elles | eussent conté | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent conté. | I wish they had told. |
Other Conjugations for Conter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb conter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb conter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb conter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb conter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb conter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb conter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb conter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb conter
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb conter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb conter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb conter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb conter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb conter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb conter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb conter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb conter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb conter
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Conter – 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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