Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accentuer
Introduction to the verb accentuer
The English translation of the French verb accentuer is “to accentuate” or “to emphasize.” It is pronounced “ahk-sahn-tyu-eh” in the infinitive form.
The word “accentuer” comes from the French word “accent,” which in turn comes from the Latin word “accentus” meaning “tone” or “stress.” In everyday French, accentuer is most commonly used to indicate that something is emphasized or made more pronounced.
In the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, accentuer is used to express a hypothetical or uncertain action that happened before another past action. Here are three examples of its usage in this tense, with the respective English translations:
- J’aurais aimé que tu aies accentué tes efforts. (I would have liked you to have accentuated your efforts.)
- Il fallait que nous ayons accentué notre communication. (We needed to have accentuated our communication.)
- Elle aurait préféré que cela n’ait pas été accentué. (She would have preferred that it had not been accentuated.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of accentuer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse accentué | J’aurais aimé que je eusse accentué. | I wish I had accentuated. |
tu | eusses accentué | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses accentué. | I wish you had accentuated. |
il | eût accentué | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût accentué. | I wish he had accentuated. |
elle | eût accentué | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût accentué. | I wish she had accentuated. |
on | eût accentué | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût accentué. | I wish one had accentuated. |
nous | eussions accentué | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions accentué. | I wish we had accentuated. |
vous | eussiez accentué | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez accentué. | I wish you had accentuated. |
ils | eussent accentué | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent accentué. | I wish they had accentuated. |
elles | eussent accentué | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent accentué. | I wish they had accentuated. |
Other Conjugations for Accentuer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb accentuer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accentuer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accentuer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accentuer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accentuer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accentuer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accentuer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accentuer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accentuer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accentuer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accentuer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accentuer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accentuer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accentuer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accentuer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accentuer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accentuer
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Accentuer – 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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