Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accouer
Introduction to the verb accouer
The English translation of the French verb accouer is “to dock” or “to moor.” The infinitive form is pronounced as ah-koo-eh.
The word accouer comes from the Old French term “acoler,” meaning “to attach” or “to join together.” It is commonly used in everyday French to refer to the action of securing a boat or ship to a dock or pier.
Accouer is most often used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense to express a past possibility or hypothetical situation. This tense is formed by using the auxiliary verb “avoir” in the imperfect subjunctive form, followed by the past participle of the main verb.
Here are three simple examples of accouer in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, with their respective English translations:
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Quand j’ai trouvé le port complet, j’ai regretté de ne pas avoir accoué mon bateau plus tôt. (When I found the port full, I regretted not having docked my boat earlier.)
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Si tu m’avais demandé de l’aide, j’aurais pu accouer ton bateau sans problème. (If you had asked me for help, I could have docked your boat without any problem.)
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Il était déjà tard quand nous avons réalisé que nous avions oublié d’accouer le canot. (It was already late when we realized that we had forgotten to dock the canoe.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of accouer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse accouru | J’aurais aimé que je eusse accouru. | I wish I had hurried. |
tu | eusses accouru | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses accouru. | I wish you had hurried. |
il | eût accouru | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût accouru. | I wish he had hurried. |
elle | eût accouru | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût accouru. | I wish she had hurried. |
on | eût accouru | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût accouru. | I wish one had hurried. |
nous | eussions accouru | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions accouru. | I wish we had hurried. |
vous | eussiez accouru | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez accouru. | I wish you had hurried. |
ils | eussent accouru | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent accouru. | I wish they had hurried. |
elles | eussent accouru | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent accouru. | I wish they had hurried. |
Other Conjugations for Accouer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb accouer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accouer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accouer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accouer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accouer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accouer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accouer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accouer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accouer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accouer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accouer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accouer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accouer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accouer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accouer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accouer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accouer
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Accouer – 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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