Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb adresser
Introduction to the verb adresser
The English translation of the French verb adresser is “to address” or “to send”. The infinitive form is pronounced as “a-dre-se”.
The word “adresser” comes from the Old French term “adrecier” which means “to direct towards”. It is commonly used in everyday French in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, which expresses a hypothetical or uncertain action that took place in the past.
Here are three examples of its usage in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense with their English translations:
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Il fallait que je lui adressasse une lettre hier soir. (I had to send him a letter last night.)
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Elle regrettait que tu ne lui eusses pas adressé un message à temps. (She regretted that you didn’t send her a message on time.)
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Nous aurions aimé que vous nous eussiez adressé une invitation plus tôt. (We would have liked for you to have sent us an invitation earlier.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of adresser
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse adressé | J’aurais aimé que je eusse adressé. | I wish I had addressed. |
tu | eusses adressé | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses adressé. | I wish you had addressed. |
il | eût adressé | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût adressé. | I wish he had addressed. |
elle | eût adressé | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût adressé. | I wish she had addressed. |
on | eût adressé | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût adressé. | I wish one had addressed. |
nous | eussions adressé | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions adressé. | I wish we had addressed. |
vous | eussiez adressé | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez adressé. | I wish you had addressed. |
ils | eussent adressé | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent adressé. | I wish they had addressed. |
elles | eussent adressé | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent adressé. | I wish they had addressed. |
Other Conjugations for Adresser.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb adresser
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb adresser
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb adresser
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb adresser
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb adresser
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb adresser
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb adresser
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb adresser
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb adresser
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb adresser
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb adresser
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb adresser
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb adresser
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb adresser
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb adresser
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb adresser
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb adresser
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Adresser – 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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