Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb impatienter
Introduction to the verb impatienter
The English translation of the French verb impatienter is “to annoy” or “to irritate.” The infinitive form is pronounced as “im-pa-syan-tey.”
The word “impatienter” derives from the Old French verb “empacientier,” which comes from the Latin verb “impatientari,” meaning “to be unable to bear patiently.” It is most commonly used in everyday French to express frustration or irritation towards someone or something.
In the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, “impatienter” is conjugated as follows:
- J’eusse impatienté (I would have annoyed)
- Tu eusses impatienté (You would have annoyed)
- Il/Elle eût impatienté (He/She would have annoyed)
- Nous eussions impatienté (We would have annoyed)
- Vous eussiez impatienté (You would have annoyed)
- Ils/Elles eussent impatienté (They would have annoyed)
Here are three simple examples of its usage in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense with their English translations:
1) J’eusse été impatienté si tu avais encore posé la même question. (I would have been annoyed if you had asked the same question again.)
2) Tu eusses impatienté tes parents si tu avais continué à faire des bêtises. (You would have annoyed your parents if you had kept misbehaving.)
3) Il eût impatienté ses collègues s’il avait été en retard à la réunion. (He would have annoyed his colleagues if he had been late to the meeting.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of impatienter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse impatienté | J’aurais aimé que je eusse impatienté. | I wish I had been impatient. |
tu | eusses impatienté | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses impatienté. | I wish you had been impatient. |
il | eût impatienté | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût impatienté. | I wish he had been impatient. |
elle | eût impatienté | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût impatienté. | I wish she had been impatient. |
on | eût impatienté | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût impatienté. | I wish one had been impatient. |
nous | eussions impatienté | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions impatienté. | I wish we had been impatient. |
vous | eussiez impatienté | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez impatienté. | I wish you had been impatient. |
ils | eussent impatienté | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent impatienté. | I wish they had been impatient. |
elles | eussent impatienté | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent impatienté. | I wish they had been impatient. |
Other Conjugations for Impatienter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb impatienter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb impatienter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb impatienter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb impatienter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb impatienter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb impatienter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb impatienter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb impatienter
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb impatienter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb impatienter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb impatienter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb impatienter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb impatienter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb impatienter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb impatienter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb impatienter
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Impatienter – 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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