Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ajourner
Introduction to the verb ajourner
The English translation of the French verb ajourner is “to postpone” or “to adjourn.” The infinitive form of ajourner is pronounced “ah-zhoor-nay.”
The word ajourner comes from the French word “jour,” meaning “day.” Originally, it referred to the act of postponing a court hearing until another day. Now, it is more commonly used to refer to postponing or delaying any action or event.
In everyday French, ajourner is most often used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, which is used to express a hypothetical or unreal action that took place before another past action. It is formed by using the auxiliary verb “avoir” or “être” in the Plus-que-parfait tense followed by the past participle of the verb.
Here are three simple examples of ajourner in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense and their English translations:
- J’avais espéré qu’ils aient ajourné leur mariage. (I had hoped they had postponed their wedding.)
- Il était triste que nous ayons déjà ajourné notre voyage en Europe. (He was sad that we had already postponed our trip to Europe.)
- Elle avait peur que le meeting ait été ajourné à cause de la grève. (She was afraid that the meeting had been adjourned because of the strike.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of ajourner
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse ajourné | J’aurais aimé que je eusse ajourné. | I wish I had postponed. |
tu | eusses ajourné | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses ajourné. | I wish you had postponed. |
il | eût ajourné | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût ajourné. | I wish he had postponed. |
elle | eût ajourné | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût ajourné. | I wish she had postponed. |
on | eût ajourné | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût ajourné. | I wish one had postponed. |
nous | eussions ajourné | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions ajourné. | I wish we had postponed. |
vous | eussiez ajourné | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez ajourné. | I wish you had postponed. |
ils | eussent ajourné | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent ajourné. | I wish they had postponed. |
elles | eussent ajourné | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent ajourné. | I wish they had postponed. |
Other Conjugations for Ajourner.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb ajourner
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ajourner
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ajourner
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ajourner
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ajourner
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ajourner
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ajourner
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ajourner
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ajourner
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ajourner
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ajourner
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ajourner
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ajourner
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ajourner
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ajourner
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ajourner
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ajourner
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Ajourner – 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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