Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb hanter
Introduction to the verb hanter
The English translation of the French verb hanter is “to haunt.” It is pronounced as “ahn-tay.”
The word hanter comes from the Latin verb “hantare,” which means “to frequent” or “to visit often.” In everyday French, it is most often used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, which expresses past actions that are imagined or hypothetical. This tense is formed by using the auxiliary verb “avoir” or “être” in the Plus-que-parfait tense followed by the past participle of the verb.
Example 1:
J’étais triste qu’elle eût hanté mes pensées toute la journée.
(I was sad that she had haunted my thoughts all day.)
Example 2:
Il est étrange qu’ils eussent hanté cette vieille maison abandonnée.
(It is strange that they had haunted this old abandoned house.)
Example 3:
Je doutais qu’il eût hanté cet endroit avant sa mort.
(I doubted that he had haunted this place before his death.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of hanter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse hanté | J’aurais aimé que je eusse hanté. | I wish I had haunted. |
tu | eusses hanté | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses hanté. | I wish you had haunted. |
il | eût hanté | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût hanté. | I wish he had haunted. |
elle | eût hanté | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût hanté. | I wish she had haunted. |
on | eût hanté | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût hanté. | I wish one had haunted. |
nous | eussions hanté | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions hanté. | I wish we had haunted. |
vous | eussiez hanté | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez hanté. | I wish you had haunted. |
ils | eussent hanté | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent hanté. | I wish they had haunted. |
elles | eussent hanté | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent hanté. | I wish they had haunted. |
Other Conjugations for Hanter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb hanter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb hanter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb hanter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb hanter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb hanter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb hanter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb hanter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb hanter
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb hanter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb hanter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb hanter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb hanter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb hanter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb hanter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb hanter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb hanter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb hanter
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Hanter – 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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