Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb jeter
Introduction to the verb jeter
The English translation of the French verb jeter is “to throw.” The infinitive form of jeter is pronounced “zhuh-tay.”
Jeter originally comes from the Latin verb “jectare” meaning “to throw.” It entered the French language in the 12th century and has remained a commonly used verb since then.
In everyday French, jeter is often used in the subjonctif plus-que-parfait tense, which is used to express an action that would have happened in the past if certain conditions had been met.
Example 1: Il fallait que j’eusse jeté le ballon avant qu’il ne marque un but. (I needed to have thrown the ball before he scored a goal.)
Example 2: Nous aurions aimé que vous eussiez jeté la balle plus fort. (We would have liked for you to have thrown the ball harder.)
Example 3: J’aurais voulu que tu eusses jeté ces papiers avant qu’ils ne s’envolent. (I would have wanted for you to have thrown those papers before they flew away.)
English translations:
- I needed to have thrown the ball before he scored a goal.
- We would have liked for you to have thrown the ball harder.
- I would have wanted for you to have thrown those papers before they flew away.
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of jeter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse jeté | J’aurais aimé que je eusse jeté. | I wish I had thrown. |
tu | eusses jeté | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses jeté. | I wish you had thrown. |
il | eût jeté | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût jeté. | I wish he had thrown. |
elle | eût jeté | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût jeté. | I wish she had thrown. |
on | eût jeté | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût jeté. | I wish one had thrown. |
nous | eussions jeté | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions jeté. | I wish we had thrown. |
vous | eussiez jeté | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez jeté. | I wish you had thrown. |
ils | eussent jeté | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent jeté. | I wish they had thrown. |
elles | eussent jeté | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent jeté. | I wish they had thrown. |
Other Conjugations for Jeter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb jeter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb jeter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb jeter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb jeter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb jeter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb jeter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb jeter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb jeter
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb jeter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb jeter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb jeter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb jeter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb jeter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb jeter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb jeter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb jeter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb jeter
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Jeter – 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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