Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb argumenter
Introduction to the verb argumenter
The English translation of the French verb argumenter is “to argue.” It is pronounced as “ar-gyu-men-ter.”
The language origin of argumenter is derived from the Latin verb “arguere,” meaning “to make clear, to prove.” In everyday French, it is most often used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, which is a compound tense used to express a past event or action that occurred before another past event.
Here are three simple examples of its usage in this tense, with their respective English translations:
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J’avais argumenté que tu devrais étudier plus pour réussir tes examens. (I had argued that you should study more to pass your exams.)
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Elle avait argumenté que le film était trop long pour être intéressant. (She had argued that the movie was too long to be interesting.)
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Ils avaient argumenté que la situation était hors de leur contrôle. (They had argued that the situation was out of their control.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of argumenter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse argumenté | J’aurais aimé que je eusse argumenté. | I wish I had argued. |
tu | eusses argumenté | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses argumenté. | I wish you had argued. |
il | eût argumenté | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût argumenté. | I wish he had argued. |
elle | eût argumenté | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût argumenté. | I wish she had argued. |
on | eût argumenté | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût argumenté. | I wish one had argued. |
nous | eussions argumenté | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions argumenté. | I wish we had argued. |
vous | eussiez argumenté | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez argumenté. | I wish you had argued. |
ils | eussent argumenté | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent argumenté. | I wish they had argued. |
elles | eussent argumenté | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent argumenté. | I wish they had argued. |
Other Conjugations for Argumenter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb argumenter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb argumenter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb argumenter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb argumenter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb argumenter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb argumenter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb argumenter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb argumenter
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb argumenter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb argumenter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb argumenter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb argumenter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb argumenter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb argumenter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb argumenter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb argumenter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb argumenter
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Argumenter – 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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