Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accélérer
Introduction to the verb accélérer
The English translation of the French verb accélérer is “to accelerate.” It is pronounced ah-say-lair-ay in its infinitive form.
Accélérer comes from the Latin word “accelerare,” meaning “to hasten” or “to quicken.” It entered the French language in the 15th century and has been used in its current form since the 18th century.
In everyday French, the verb accélérer is most commonly used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense to express a past action that was completed before another past action. It is often used to indicate a hypothetical or unreal situation in the past.
- J’espérais que tu aies accéléré avant de rater le feu rouge. (I was hoping you had accelerated before you missed the red light.)
- Il fallait qu’elle eût accéléré pour arriver à l’heure. (She had to have accelerated to arrive on time.)
- Nous aurions pu éviter l’accident si le chauffeur avait accéléré plus tôt. (We could have avoided the accident if the driver had accelerated earlier.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of accélérer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse accéléré | J’aurais aimé que je eusse accéléré. | I wish I had accelerated. |
tu | eusses accéléré | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses accéléré. | I wish you had accelerated. |
il | eût accéléré | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût accéléré. | I wish he had accelerated. |
elle | eût accéléré | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût accéléré. | I wish she had accelerated. |
on | eût accéléré | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût accéléré. | I wish one had accelerated. |
nous | eussions accéléré | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions accéléré. | I wish we had accelerated. |
vous | eussiez accéléré | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez accéléré. | I wish you had accelerated. |
ils | eussent accéléré | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent accéléré. | I wish they had accelerated. |
elles | eussent accéléré | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent accéléré. | I wish they had accelerated. |
Other Conjugations for Accélérer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb accélérer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accélérer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accélérer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accélérer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accélérer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accélérer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accélérer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accélérer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accélérer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accélérer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accélérer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accélérer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accélérer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accélérer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accélérer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accélérer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accélérer
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Accélérer – 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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