Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb haleter
Introduction to the verb haleter
The English translation of the French verb haleter is “to pant” or “to gasp.” The infinitive form is pronounced “ah-leh-teh.”
The word haleter comes from the Old French word “halter,” which means to breathe heavily or pant. It is most often used in everyday French to describe the act of breathing heavily or panting, often due to physical exertion or excitement.
In the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, haleter is used to express a past hypothetical or unlikely action or condition. It is formed by using the auxiliary verb “avoir” in the Imparfait tense, followed by the past participle of haleter, “halé.” It is often used in conditional sentences or to express regret or doubt about a past event.
Here are three simple examples of haleter in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, with their English translations:
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Si j’avais couru plus vite, je n’aurais pas halé autant. (If I had run faster, I wouldn’t have panted so much.)
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Il aurait fallu qu’il s’arrête de fumer s’il ne voulait pas haler à chaque escalier. (He should have quit smoking if he didn’t want to gasp on every staircase.)
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J’aurais préféré qu’on m’aide plutôt que de me voir haler seule toutes ces charges. (I would have preferred someone helping me instead of seeing me panting alone with all these loads.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of haleter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse haleté | J’aurais aimé que je eusse haleté. | I wish I had panted. |
tu | eusses haleté | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses haleté. | I wish you had panted. |
il | eût haleté | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût haleté. | I wish he had panted. |
elle | eût haleté | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût haleté. | I wish she had panted. |
on | eût haleté | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût haleté. | I wish one had panted. |
nous | eussions haleté | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions haleté. | I wish we had panted. |
vous | eussiez haleté | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez haleté. | I wish you had panted. |
ils | eussent haleté | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent haleté. | I wish they had panted. |
elles | eussent haleté | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent haleté. | I wish they had panted. |
Other Conjugations for Haleter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb haleter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb haleter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb haleter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb haleter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb haleter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb haleter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb haleter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb haleter
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb haleter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb haleter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb haleter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb haleter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb haleter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb haleter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb haleter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb haleter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb haleter
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Haleter – 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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