Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb acter
Introduction to the verb acter
The English translation of the French verb acter is “to act.” It is pronounced as “ak-teh” in its infinitive form.
The language origin of acter comes from the Latin word “agere,” which means “to do” or “to act.” In everyday French, it is most often used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, which is the past subjunctive tense used to express actions that would have taken place before another past action.
Three simple examples of its usage in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense are:
- J’aurais aimé qu’il ait agi plus tôt. (I would have liked for him to have acted earlier.)
- Je regrette qu’elle ait agi de cette manière. (I regret that she acted in this way.)
- Il est possible que nous ayons agi trop vite. (It’s possible that we acted too quickly.)
The English translations of these sentences demonstrate how the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense is used to express actions that would have taken place before another past action.
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of acter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse acté | J’aurais aimé que je eusse acté. | I wish I had acted. |
tu | eusses acté | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses acté. | I wish you had acted. |
il | eût acté | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût acté. | I wish he had acted. |
elle | eût acté | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût acté. | I wish she had acted. |
on | eût acté | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût acté. | I wish one had acted. |
nous | eussions acté | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions acté. | I wish we had acted. |
vous | eussiez acté | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez acté. | I wish you had acted. |
ils | eussent acté | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent acté. | I wish they had acted. |
elles | eussent acté | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent acté. | I wish they had acted. |
Other Conjugations for Acter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb acter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb acter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb acter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb acter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb acter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb acter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb acter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb acter
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb acter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb acter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb acter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb acter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb acter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb acter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb acter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb acter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb acter
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Acter – 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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