Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb abréger
Introduction to the verb abréger
The English translation of the French verb abréger is “to shorten” or “to abbreviate”. The infinitive form is pronounced [ah-breh-zhay].
The word abréger comes from the Latin verb abbreviare, meaning “to shorten”. It is most often used in everyday French to mean “to make something shorter or more concise”.
In the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, abréger is used to express a past action or state that was completed before another past action or state. It is formed by using the auxiliary verb avoir or être in the Subjonctif imparfait, followed by the past participle of abréger.
- J’avais abrégé mon discours avant que la salle ne se vide. (I had shortened my speech before the room emptied.)
- Elle avait abrégé ses études avant de trouver un emploi stable. (She had cut short her studies before finding a stable job.)
- Nous avions abrégé notre voyage avant que la météo ne se détériore. (We had abbreviated our trip before the weather worsened.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of abréger
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse abrégé | J’aurais aimé que je eusse abrégé mes notes. | I wish I had shortened my notes. |
tu | eusses abrégé | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses abrégé ton discours. | I wish you had shortened your speech. |
il | eût abrégé | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût abrégé le livre. | I wish he had shortened the book. |
elle | eût abrégé | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût abrégé la présentation. | I wish she had shortened the presentation. |
on | eût abrégé | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût abrégé la réunion. | I wish one had shortened the meeting. |
nous | eussions abrégé | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions abrégé le voyage. | I wish we had shortened the trip. |
vous | eussiez abrégé | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez abrégé vos vacances. | I wish you had shortened your vacation. |
ils | eussent abrégé | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent abrégé leur discours. | I wish they had shortened their speech. |
elles | eussent abrégé | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent abrégé leur récit. | I wish they had shortened their story. |
Other Conjugations for Abréger.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb abréger
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb abréger
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb abréger
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb abréger
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb abréger
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb abréger
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb abréger
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb abréger
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb abréger
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb abréger
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb abréger
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb abréger
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb abréger
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb abréger
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb abréger
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb abréger
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb abréger
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Abréger – 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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