Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aluminer
Introduction to the verb aluminer
The English translation of the French verb aluminer is “to illuminate.” It is pronounced as “ah-loo-mee-nay.”
The language origin of aluminer can be traced back to the Latin word “aluminare,” which means “to light up” or “to illuminate.” In everyday French, it is most commonly used in the subjonctif plus-que-parfait tense, which is a compound tense that expresses an action that was completed in the past before another action in the past.
Three simple examples of its usage in this tense are:
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J’avais peur qu’il n’aluminât pas la salle à temps pour la fête. (I was afraid he wouldn’t illuminate the room in time for the party.)
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Nous étions heureux que les bougies que nous avions allumées aluminassent parfaitement l’endroit. (We were happy that the candles we had lit illuminated the place perfectly.)
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Elle craignait que les lumières ne fussent pas assez lumineuses et qu’elles n’aluminassent pas suffisamment la scène. (She feared that the lights were not bright enough and that they wouldn’t illuminate the stage sufficiently.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of aluminer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse aluminé | J’aurais aimé que je eusse aluminé. | I wish I had shone. |
tu | eusses aluminé | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses aluminé. | I wish you had shone. |
il | eût aluminé | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût aluminé. | I wish he had shone. |
elle | eût aluminé | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût aluminé. | I wish she had shone. |
on | eût aluminé | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût aluminé. | I wish one had shone. |
nous | eussions aluminé | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions aluminé. | I wish we had shone. |
vous | eussiez aluminé | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez aluminé. | I wish you had shone. |
ils | eussent aluminé | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent aluminé. | I wish they had shone. |
elles | eussent aluminé | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent aluminé. | I wish they had shone. |
Other Conjugations for Aluminer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb aluminer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aluminer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aluminer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aluminer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aluminer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aluminer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aluminer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aluminer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aluminer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aluminer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aluminer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aluminer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aluminer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aluminer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aluminer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aluminer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aluminer
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Aluminer – 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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