Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb acquitter
Introduction to the verb acquitter
The English translation of the French verb acquitter is “to acquit” or “to clear.” It is pronounced “ah-kee-teh.”
The verb acquitter comes from the French word “quitte,” meaning “free” or “clear.” In everyday French, it is most often used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, which expresses a hypothetical past action that did not happen.
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Il aurait fallu que tu t’ acquittes de ta dette avant la fin du mois. (You should have paid off your debt before the end of the month.)
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J’ espérais qu’elle s’ acquittât de ses tâches avant mon retour. (I was hoping she would have completed her tasks before my return.)
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Ils auraient aimé que nous nous acquittions de cette responsabilité ensemble. (They would have liked us to have fulfilled this responsibility together.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of acquitter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse acquitté | J’aurais aimé que je eusse acquitté. | I wish I had acquitted. |
tu | eusses acquitté | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses acquitté. | I wish you had acquitted. |
il | eût acquitté | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût acquitté. | I wish he had acquitted. |
elle | eût acquitté | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût acquitté. | I wish she had acquitted. |
on | eût acquitté | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût acquitté. | I wish one had acquitted. |
nous | eussions acquitté | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions acquitté. | I wish we had acquitted. |
vous | eussiez acquitté | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez acquitté. | I wish you had acquitted. |
ils | eussent acquitté | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent acquitté. | I wish they had acquitted. |
elles | eussent acquitté | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent acquitté. | I wish they had acquitted. |
Other Conjugations for Acquitter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb acquitter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb acquitter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb acquitter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb acquitter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb acquitter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb acquitter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb acquitter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb acquitter
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb acquitter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb acquitter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb acquitter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb acquitter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb acquitter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb acquitter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb acquitter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb acquitter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb acquitter
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Acquitter – 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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