Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb actionner
Introduction to the verb actionner
The English translation of the French verb actionner is “to activate” or “to operate.” It is pronounced as “ahk-see-oh-nay” in the infinitive form.
The verb actionner comes from the Latin word “actionare,” meaning “to set in motion.” It is a regular -er verb in French and is most commonly used in the imperative and present tense forms. In everyday French, it is often used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, which expresses a past hypothetical action or situation.
Here are 3 simple examples of actionner used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense:
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J’aurais aimé que tu aies actionné le bouton rouge avant que le feu ne s’éteigne. (I wish you had activated the red button before the fire went out.)
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Il aurait fallu que nous ayons actionné le levier pour arrêter la machine. (We should have operated the lever to stop the machine.)
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Il se peut que le mécanisme se soit actionné sans qu’on s’en rende compte. (It’s possible that the mechanism activated itself without us noticing.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of actionner
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse actionné | J’aurais aimé que je eusse actionné l’interrupteur. | I wish I had switched on the light. |
tu | eusses actionné | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses actionné l’interrupteur. | I wish you had switched on the light. |
il | eût actionné | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût actionné l’interrupteur. | I wish he had switched on the light. |
elle | eût actionné | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût actionné l’interrupteur. | I wish she had switched on the light. |
on | eût actionné | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût actionné l’interrupteur. | I wish one had switched on the light. |
nous | eussions actionné | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions actionné l’interrupteur. | I wish we had switched on the light. |
vous | eussiez actionné | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez actionné l’interrupteur. | I wish you had switched on the light. |
ils | eussent actionné | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent actionné l’interrupteur. | I wish they had switched on the light. |
elles | eussent actionné | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent actionné l’interrupteur. | I wish they had switched on the light. |
Other Conjugations for Actionner.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb actionner
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb actionner
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb actionner
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb actionner
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb actionner
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb actionner
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb actionner
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb actionner
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb actionner
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb actionner
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb actionner
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb actionner
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb actionner
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb actionner
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb actionner
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb actionner
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb actionner
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Actionner – 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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