Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb estomper
Introduction to the verb estomper
The English translation of the French verb estomper is “to blur” or “to fade.” The infinitive form, estomper, is pronounced “es-tom-pay.”
The word estomper comes from the Old French verb estomper, meaning “to blot out” or “to obliterate.” It ultimately derives from the Latin ex- (out) + stuppare (to make numb).
In everyday French, the verb estomper is most often used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense to express an action that took place before another action in the past. It is commonly used in formal or written language, and often in conjunction with the conjunction “si” (if).
Three simple examples of estomper in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense are:
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J’aurais aimé que tu aies estompé cette tache avant que mes parents n’arrivent. (I would have liked for you to have blurred out that stain before my parents arrived.)
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Si j’avais su, j’aurais estompé cette erreur avant qu’elle ne soit trop tard. (If I had known, I would have faded out this mistake before it was too late.)
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Il aurait fallu que je vous dise de ne pas estomper ces passages importants du rapport. (I should have told you not to blur out these important passages of the report.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of estomper
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse estompé | J’aurais aimé que je eusse estompé. | I wish I had blurred. |
tu | eusses estompé | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses estompé. | I wish you had blurred. |
il | eût estompé | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût estompé. | I wish he had blurred. |
elle | eût estompé | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût estompé. | I wish she had blurred. |
on | eût estompé | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût estompé. | I wish one had blurred. |
nous | eussions estompé | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions estompé. | I wish we had blurred. |
vous | eussiez estompé | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez estompé. | I wish you had blurred. |
ils | eussent estompé | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent estompé. | I wish they had blurred. |
elles | eussent estompé | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent estompé. | I wish they had blurred. |
Other Conjugations for Estomper.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb estomper
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb estomper
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb estomper
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb estomper
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb estomper
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb estomper
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb estomper
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb estomper
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb estomper
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb estomper
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb estomper
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb estomper
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb estomper
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb estomper
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb estomper
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb estomper
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb estomper
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Estomper – 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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