Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enligner
Introduction to the verb enligner
The English translation of the French verb enligner is “to align” or “to line up.” The infinitive form is pronounced as “ahn-lee-nyay.”
The word enligner comes from the French noun ligne, meaning “line,” and the prefix en-, which can indicate “in” or “into.” Thus, enligner can be interpreted as “to put into line” or “to arrange in a line.” In everyday French, enligner is most often used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, which expresses a past action that is hypothetical or contrary to reality.
Three simple examples of enligner in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense would be:
- J’aurais aimé que tu aies enligné les chaises avant l’arrivée des invités. (I would have liked for you to have lined up the chairs before the guests arrived.)
- Il aurait fallu que nous ayons enligné les livres avant la réunion. (It would have been necessary for us to have aligned the books before the meeting.)
- Elles auraient préféré que vous ayez enligné les dossiers selon la date. (They would have preferred for you to have lined up the files by date.)
In these examples, the verb enligner is used to express an action that should have been done in the past, but was not completed. The Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense emphasizes the hypothetical nature of these actions and suggests that they did not actually happen.
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of enligner
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse enligné | Il aurait été mieux si j’avais eusse enligné. | It would have been better if I had lined up. |
tu | eusses enligné | Il aurait été mieux si tu eusses enligné. | It would have been better if you had lined up. |
il | eût enligné | Il aurait été mieux s’il eût enligné. | It would have been better if he had lined up. |
elle | eût enligné | Il aurait été mieux si elle eût enligné. | It would have been better if she had lined up. |
on | eût enligné | Il aurait été mieux si on eût enligné. | It would have been better if one had lined up. |
nous | eussions enligné | Il aurait été mieux si nous eussions enligné. | It would have been better if we had lined up. |
vous | eussiez enligné | Il aurait été mieux si vous eussiez enligné. | It would have been better if you had lined up. |
ils | eussent enligné | Il aurait été mieux si ils eussent enligné. | It would have been better if they had lined up. |
elles | eussent enligné | Il aurait été mieux si elles eussent enligné. | It would have been better if they had lined up. |
Other Conjugations for Enligner.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb enligner
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enligner
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enligner
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enligner
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enligner
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enligner
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enligner
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enligner
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enligner
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enligner
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enligner
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enligner
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enligner
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enligner
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enligner
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enligner
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enligner
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Enligner – 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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