Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb alarmer
Introduction to the verb alarmer
The English translation of the French verb alarmer is “to alarm” or “to alert.” It is pronounced “ah-lahr-may.”
The origin of the word alarmer comes from the Old French term “alarme,” which means “to sound an alarm.” It ultimately comes from the Italian word “all’arme,” meaning “to arms,” which was used as a call to battle.
In everyday French, the verb alarmer is most often used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, which is a past tense used for hypothetical or impossible situations in the past. It is formed by using the auxiliary verb “avoir” or “être” in the Plus-que-parfait tense, followed by the past participle of alarmer.
Here are three simple examples of alarmer in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, with their English translations:
- Il aurait fallu que je l’aie alarmé plus tôt. (I should have alarmed him earlier.)
- Si tu étais venu plus tôt, je t’aurais alarmé du danger. (If you had come earlier, I would have alerted you to the danger.)
- J’aurais préféré que tu ne l’aies pas alarmé avec ces nouvelles. (I would have preferred if you hadn’t alarmed him with this news.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of alarmer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse alarmé | J’aurais aimé que je eusse alarmé. | I wish I had alarmed. |
tu | eusses alarmé | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses alarmé. | I wish you had alarmed. |
il | eût alarmé | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût alarmé. | I wish he had alarmed. |
elle | eût alarmé | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût alarmé. | I wish she had alarmed. |
on | eût alarmé | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût alarmé. | I wish one had alarmed. |
nous | eussions alarmé | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions alarmé. | I wish we had alarmed. |
vous | eussiez alarmé | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez alarmé. | I wish you had alarmed. |
ils | eussent alarmé | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent alarmé. | I wish they had alarmed. |
elles | eussent alarmé | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent alarmé. | I wish they had alarmed. |
Other Conjugations for Alarmer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb alarmer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb alarmer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb alarmer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb alarmer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb alarmer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb alarmer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb alarmer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb alarmer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb alarmer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb alarmer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb alarmer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb alarmer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb alarmer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb alarmer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb alarmer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb alarmer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb alarmer
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Alarmer – 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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