Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aliter
Introduction to the verb aliter
The English translation of the French verb aliter is “to alter.” It is pronounced “ah-lee-tay.”
Aliter comes from the Latin word “alter,” meaning “other” or “different.” In French, it is most often used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, which is a past tense used to express a hypothetical or uncertain action that took place before another past action.
Here are three examples of aliter used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense with their respective English translations:
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J’aurais préféré que tu aies altéré ton comportement. (I would have preferred that you had altered your behavior.)
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Il aurait fallu qu’elle eût altéré sa façon de penser avant que les choses ne s’aggravent. (She should have changed her way of thinking before things got worse.)
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Nous aurions aimé que vous eussiez altéré votre décision à temps. (We would have liked for you to have changed your decision in time.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of aliter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse alité | J’aurais aimé que je eusse alité. | I wish I had stayed at a different hotel. |
tu | eusses alité | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses alité. | I wish you had stayed at a different hotel. |
il | eût alité | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût alité. | I wish he had stayed at a different hotel. |
elle | eût alité | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût alité. | I wish she had stayed at a different hotel. |
on | eût alité | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût alité. | I wish one had stayed at a different hotel. |
nous | eussions alité | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions alité. | I wish we had stayed at a different hotel. |
vous | eussiez alité | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez alité. | I wish you had stayed at a different hotel. |
ils | eussent alité | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent alité. | I wish they had stayed at a different hotel. |
elles | eussent alité | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent alité. | I wish they had stayed at a different hotel. |
Other Conjugations for Aliter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb aliter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aliter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aliter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aliter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aliter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aliter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aliter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aliter
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aliter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aliter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aliter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aliter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aliter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aliter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aliter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aliter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aliter
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Aliter – 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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