Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb activer
Introduction to the verb activer
The English translation of the French verb activer is “to activate.” The infinitive form of activer is pronounced as “ak-tee-vay.”
Activer comes from the Latin word “activare,” which means “to make active.” It entered the French language in the 12th century and has been in use since then.
In everyday French, activer is most often used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense to express an action that would have been completed before another action in the past.
Three simple examples of activer in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense are:
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J’aurais activé le plan d’urgence avant qu’il ne soit trop tard. (I would have activated the emergency plan before it was too late.)
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Tu aurais activé le système de sécurité si tu avais su qu’il y avait une menace. (You would have activated the security system if you had known there was a threat.)
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Nous aurions activé la machine avant que le patron n’arrive. (We would have activated the machine before the boss arrived.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of activer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse activé | J’aurais aimé que je eusse activé. | I wish I had activated. |
tu | eusses activé | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses activé. | I wish you had activated. |
il | eût activé | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût activé. | I wish he had activated. |
elle | eût activé | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût activé. | I wish she had activated. |
on | eût activé | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût activé. | I wish one had activated. |
nous | eussions activé | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions activé. | I wish we had activated. |
vous | eussiez activé | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez activé. | I wish you had activated. |
ils | eussent activé | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent activé. | I wish they had activated. |
elles | eussent activé | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent activé. | I wish they had activated. |
Other Conjugations for Activer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb activer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb activer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb activer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb activer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb activer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb activer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb activer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb activer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb activer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb activer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb activer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb activer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb activer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb activer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb activer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb activer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb activer
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Activer – 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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