Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb alterner
Introduction to the verb alterner
The English translation of the French verb alterner is “to alternate.” The infinitive form is pronounced “ahl-tair-nay.”
The word “alterner” comes from the Latin word “alternare,” meaning “to alternate, change.” It is most often used in everyday French to describe the action of regularly switching between two things or activities.
In the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, “alterner” is used to express a hypothetical or uncertain action that happened before another past action. It is formed by using the auxiliary verb “avoir” conjugated in the Subjonctif Imparfait tense, followed by the past participle of “alterner.”
Here are three simple examples of “alterner” in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense with their respective English translations:
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J’aurais aimé que tu aies alterné le travail et les loisirs pendant tes vacances. (I would have liked for you to have alternated work and leisure during your vacation.)
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Il fallait que nous eussions alterné les participants pour que tout le monde puisse participer. (We had to alternate the participants so that everyone could participate.)
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J’aurais préféré que vous eussiez alterné les couleurs pour plus d’originalité. (I would have preferred for you to have alternated the colors for more originality.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of alterner
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse alterné | J’aurais aimé que je eusse alterné. | I wish I had alternated. |
tu | eusses alterné | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses alterné. | I wish you had alternated. |
il | eût alterné | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût alterné. | I wish he had alternated. |
elle | eût alterné | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût alterné. | I wish she had alternated. |
on | eût alterné | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût alterné. | I wish one had alternated. |
nous | eussions alterné | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions alterné. | I wish we had alternated. |
vous | eussiez alterné | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez alterné. | I wish you had alternated. |
ils | eussent alterné | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent alterné. | I wish they had alternated. |
elles | eussent alterné | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent alterné. | I wish they had alternated. |
Other Conjugations for Alterner.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb alterner
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb alterner
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb alterner
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb alterner
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb alterner
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb alterner
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb alterner
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb alterner
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb alterner
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb alterner
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb alterner
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb alterner
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb alterner
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb alterner
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb alterner
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb alterner
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb alterner
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Alterner – 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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