Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aider
Introduction to the verb aider
The English translation of the French verb aider is “to help.” It is pronounced as “eh-dee-eh.”
The word aider comes from the Old French verb “aidier,” which is derived from the Latin word “adiutare,” meaning “to assist.” It is most often used in everyday French in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, which is the past subjunctive tense used for hypothetical or uncertain actions that took place before another past action.
Here are three simple examples of its usage in this tense, with their respective English translations:
- J’aurais aimé que tu m’aies aidé hier soir. (I would have liked for you to have helped me last night.)
- Il était content que je l’eusse aidé à déménager. (He was happy that I had helped him move.)
- Nous aurions préféré que vous nous eussiez aidés avec les préparatifs. (We would have preferred if you had helped us with the preparations.)
In all of these examples, aider is conjugated in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, which is formed by using the auxiliary verb “avoir” in the past subjunctive form (“aies,” “eusse,” “eussiez”) followed by the past participle of aider (“aidé”). This tense is used to express actions that were completed in the past and are hypothetical or uncertain.
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of aider
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse aidé | J’aurais aimé que je eusse aidé. | I wish I had helped. |
tu | eusses aidé | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses aidé. | I wish you had helped. |
il | eût aidé | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût aidé. | I wish he had helped. |
elle | eût aidé | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût aidé. | I wish she had helped. |
on | eût aidé | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût aidé. | I wish one had helped. |
nous | eussions aidé | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions aidé. | I wish we had helped. |
vous | eussiez aidé | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez aidé. | I wish you had helped. |
ils | eussent aidé | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent aidé. | I wish they had helped. |
elles | eussent aidé | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent aidé. | I wish they had helped. |
Other Conjugations for Aider.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb aider
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aider
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aider
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aider
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aider
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aider
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aider
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aider
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aider
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aider
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aider
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aider
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aider
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aider
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aider
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aider
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aider
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Aider – 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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