Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb indiquer
Introduction to the verb indiquer
The English translation of the French verb indiquer is “to indicate” or “to show.” The infinitive form is pronounced as “een-dee-kay.”
The word indiquer comes from the Latin word “indicāre,” meaning “to point out.” In everyday French, it is most often used in its past subjunctive tense, the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait, to express a hypothetical or uncertain action that happened before another past action.
Three examples of indiquer in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense are:
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Il était évident qu’elle l’avait vu, car elle lui avait indiqué le chemin. (It was obvious that she had seen him, because she had shown him the way.)
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J’aurais aimé que tu m’indiques le problème plus tôt, cela aurait pu être réparé. (I wish you had indicated the problem to me earlier, it could have been fixed.)
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Les données qu’ils nous avaient indiquées n’étaient pas exactes, nous avons perdu du temps à cause de cela. (The data they had indicated to us was not accurate, we wasted time because of it.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of indiquer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse indiqué | J’aurais aimé que je eusse indiqué. | I wish I had indicated. |
tu | eusses indiqué | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses indiqué. | I wish you had indicated. |
il | eût indiqué | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût indiqué. | I wish he had indicated. |
elle | eût indiqué | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût indiqué. | I wish she had indicated. |
on | eût indiqué | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût indiqué. | I wish one had indicated. |
nous | eussions indiqué | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions indiqué. | I wish we had indicated. |
vous | eussiez indiqué | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez indiqué. | I wish you had indicated. |
ils | eussent indiqué | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent indiqué. | I wish they had indicated. |
elles | eussent indiqué | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent indiqué. | I wish they had indicated. |
Other Conjugations for Indiquer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb indiquer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb indiquer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb indiquer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb indiquer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb indiquer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb indiquer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb indiquer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb indiquer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb indiquer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb indiquer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb indiquer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb indiquer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb indiquer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb indiquer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb indiquer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb indiquer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb indiquer
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Indiquer – 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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