Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb anticiper
Introduction to the verb anticiper
The English translation of the French verb anticiper is “to anticipate.” The infinitive form, anticiper, is pronounced “ahn-tee-see-peh.”
The word anticiper comes from the Latin word “anticipare,” meaning “to take beforehand.” In everyday French, anticiper is most often used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, which expresses an action that took place before another action in the past.
Here are 3 simple examples of its usage in this tense, with their respective English translations:
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J’avais anticipé que tu viendrais à la fête. (I had anticipated that you would come to the party.)
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Si nous avions anticipé ton refus, nous aurions cherché un autre moyen. (If we had anticipated your refusal, we would have looked for another way.)
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Ils avaient anticipé les risques et avaient pris toutes les précautions nécessaires. (They had anticipated the risks and had taken all necessary precautions.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of anticiper
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse anticipé | J’aurais aimé que je eusse anticipé. | I wish I had anticipated. |
tu | eusses anticipé | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses anticipé. | I wish you had anticipated. |
il | eût anticipé | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût anticipé. | I wish he had anticipated. |
elle | eût anticipé | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût anticipé. | I wish she had anticipated. |
on | eût anticipé | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût anticipé. | I wish one had anticipated. |
nous | eussions anticipé | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions anticipé. | I wish we had anticipated. |
vous | eussiez anticipé | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez anticipé. | I wish you had anticipated. |
ils | eussent anticipé | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent anticipé. | I wish they had anticipated. |
elles | eussent anticipé | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent anticipé. | I wish they had anticipated. |
Other Conjugations for Anticiper.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb anticiper
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb anticiper
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb anticiper
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb anticiper
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb anticiper
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb anticiper
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb anticiper
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb anticiper
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb anticiper
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb anticiper
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb anticiper
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb anticiper
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb anticiper
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb anticiper
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb anticiper
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb anticiper
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb anticiper
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Anticiper – 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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