Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb abîmer
Introduction to the verb abîmer
The English translation of the French verb abîmer is “to damage” or “to spoil”. The infinitive form of abîmer is pronounced “ah-bee-may”.
The word abîmer comes from the Latin verb “abīmere” which means “to take away” or “to destroy”. In everyday French, abîmer is most often used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, which is equivalent to the English past subjunctive tense.
Examples of the usage of abîmer in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense are:
- J’avais peur qu’il eût abîmé mon livre. (I was afraid that he had damaged my book.)
- Ils regrettèrent que nous eussions abîmé leur voiture. (They regretted that we had spoiled their car.)
- Elle craignait que j’eusse abîmé ses vêtements. (She was afraid that I had ruined her clothes.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of abîmer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse abîmé | J’aurais aimé que je eusse abîmé le vase. | I wish I had damaged the vase. |
tu | eusses abîmé | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses abîmé le vase. | I wish you had damaged the vase. |
il | eût abîmé | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût abîmé le vase. | I wish he had damaged the vase. |
elle | eût abîmé | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût abîmé le vase. | I wish she had damaged the vase. |
on | eût abîmé | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût abîmé le vase. | I wish one had damaged the vase. |
nous | eussions abîmé | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions abîmé le vase. | I wish we had damaged the vase. |
vous | eussiez abîmé | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez abîmé le vase. | I wish you had damaged the vase. |
ils | eussent abîmé | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent abîmé le vase. | I wish they had damaged the vase. |
elles | eussent abîmé | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent abîmé le vase. | I wish they had damaged the vase. |
Other Conjugations for Abîmer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb abîmer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb abîmer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb abîmer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb abîmer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb abîmer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb abîmer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb abîmer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb abîmer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb abîmer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb abîmer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb abîmer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb abîmer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb abîmer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb abîmer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb abîmer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb abîmer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb abîmer
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Abîmer – 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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