Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb absorber
Introduction to the verb absorber
The English translation of the French verb absorber is to absorb. The infinitive form is pronounced “ab-sor-bey.”
The word absorber comes from the Latin word “absorbere,” meaning “to swallow up.” In everyday French, absorber is most often used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, which is the past subjunctive tense used to express an action that took place before another past action.
Three simple examples of its usage in this tense are:
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Il fallait que j’aie absorbé le contenu de ce livre avant de pouvoir en parler. (I had to have absorbed the content of this book before being able to talk about it.)
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Je ne croyais pas qu’elle eût déjà absorbé toutes les informations. (I didn’t believe she had already absorbed all the information.)
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Il semblait qu’ils eussent absorbé tous mes conseils en gestion du temps. (It seemed like they had absorbed all my time management advice.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of absorber
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse absorbé | J’aurais aimé que je eusse absorbé. | I wish I had absorbed. |
tu | eusses absorbé | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses absorbé. | I wish you had absorbed. |
il | eût absorbé | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût absorbé. | I wish he had absorbed. |
elle | eût absorbé | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût absorbé. | I wish she had absorbed. |
on | eût absorbé | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût absorbé. | I wish one had absorbed. |
nous | eussions absorbé | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions absorbé. | I wish we had absorbed. |
vous | eussiez absorbé | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez absorbé. | I wish you had absorbed. |
ils | eussent absorbé | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent absorbé. | I wish they had absorbed. |
elles | eussent absorbé | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent absorbé. | I wish they had absorbed. |
Other Conjugations for Absorber.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb absorber
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb absorber
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb absorber
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb absorber
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb absorber
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb absorber
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb absorber
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb absorber
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb absorber
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb absorber
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb absorber
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb absorber
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb absorber
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb absorber
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb absorber
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb absorber
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb absorber
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Absorber – 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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