Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb alambiquer
Introduction to the verb alambiquer
The English translation of the French verb alambiquer is “to complicate”. The infinitive form of alambiquer is pronounced as “ah-lahm-bee-kay”.
The word alambiquer comes from the Latin word “alambic”, meaning “alembic”, which was a device used in alchemy. In everyday French, alambiquer is most often used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, which is a past subjunctive tense that expresses a hypothetical or uncertain action that occurred before another past action.
Here are three examples of using alambiquer in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, with their English translations:
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J’avais peur qu’il eût alambiqué le plan. (I was afraid that he had complicated the plan.)
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Elle était désolée que tu eusses alambiqué les instructions. (She was sorry that you had complicated the instructions.)
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Nous avions peur qu’ils eussent alambiqué la situation. (We were afraid that they had complicated the situation.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of alambiquer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse alambiqué | J’aurais aimé que je eusse alambiqué. | I wish I had complicated. |
tu | eusses alambiqué | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses alambiqué. | I wish you had complicated. |
il | eût alambiqué | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût alambiqué. | I wish he had complicated. |
elle | eût alambiqué | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût alambiqué. | I wish she had complicated. |
on | eût alambiqué | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût alambiqué. | I wish one had complicated. |
nous | eussions alambiqué | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions alambiqué. | I wish we had complicated. |
vous | eussiez alambiqué | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez alambiqué. | I wish you had complicated. |
ils | eussent alambiqué | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent alambiqué. | I wish they had complicated. |
elles | eussent alambiqué | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent alambiqué. | I wish they had complicated. |
Other Conjugations for Alambiquer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb alambiquer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb alambiquer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb alambiquer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb alambiquer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb alambiquer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb alambiquer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb alambiquer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb alambiquer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb alambiquer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb alambiquer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb alambiquer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb alambiquer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb alambiquer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb alambiquer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb alambiquer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb alambiquer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb alambiquer
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Alambiquer – 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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