Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accoupler
Introduction to the verb accoupler
The English translation of the French verb accoupler is “to couple” or “to mate.” It is pronounced “ah-koo-play.”
Accoupler comes from the Latin word “copulare,” meaning “to join together.” In everyday French, it is most often used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, which expresses a hypothetical or unreal action in the past. This tense is formed with the auxiliary verb “avoir” or “être” in the Imparfait tense, followed by the past participle of the main verb.
Here are three examples of accoupler used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense:
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J’aurais aimé que tu aies accouplé les chiens avant de les laisser jouer ensemble. (I wish you had coupled the dogs before letting them play together.)
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Il était important que nous ayons accouplé les deux chevaux pour la reproduction. (It was important that we had mated the two horses for breeding.)
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Elle souhaitait que vous ayez accouplé les oiseaux dans la volière avant l’hiver. (She wished that you had paired the birds in the aviary before winter.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of accoupler
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse accouplé | J’aurais aimé que je eusse accouplé. | I wish I had coupled. |
tu | eusses accouplé | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses accouplé. | I wish you had coupled. |
il | eût accouplé | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût accouplé. | I wish he had coupled. |
elle | eût accouplé | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût accouplé. | I wish she had coupled. |
on | eût accouplé | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût accouplé. | I wish one had coupled. |
nous | eussions accouplé | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions accouplé. | I wish we had coupled. |
vous | eussiez accouplé | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez accouplé. | I wish you had coupled. |
ils | eussent accouplé | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent accouplé. | I wish they had coupled. |
elles | eussent accouplé | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent accouplé. | I wish they had coupled. |
Other Conjugations for Accoupler.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb accoupler
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accoupler
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accoupler
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accoupler
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accoupler
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accoupler
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accoupler
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accoupler
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accoupler
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accoupler
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accoupler
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accoupler
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accoupler
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accoupler
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accoupler
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accoupler
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accoupler
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Accoupler – 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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