Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb arriérer
Introduction to the verb arriérer
The English translation of the French verb arriérer is “to delay” or “to be delayed.” It is pronounced “ah-ree-eh-rey.”
The origin of the word arriérer can be traced back to the Old French word “arrier” meaning “behind,” and the suffix “-er” which is commonly used to form verbs in French. In everyday French, arriérer is most often used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, which is the past subjunctive tense.
Examples of arriérer in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense:
- Il aurait fallu que nous arriérions notre voyage. (We should have delayed our trip.)
- J’aurais aimé que tu n’arrières pas notre départ. (I wish you hadn’t delayed our departure.)
- Il aurait été préférable que vous n’arriériez pas votre réponse. (It would have been better if you hadn’t delayed your response.)
English translations:
- Il aurait fallu que nous arriérions notre voyage. (We should have delayed our trip.)
- J’aurais aimé que tu n’arrières pas notre départ. (I wish you hadn’t delayed our departure.)
- Il aurait été préférable que vous n’arriériez pas votre réponse. (It would have been better if you hadn’t delayed your response.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of arriérer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse arriéré | Si j’avais su, j’aurais aimé que je eusse arriéré. | If I had known, I wish I had delayed. |
tu | eusses arriéré | Si j’avais su, j’aurais aimé que tu eusses arriéré. | If I had known, I wish you had delayed. |
il | eût arriéré | Si j’avais su, j’aurais aimé qu’il eût arriéré. | If I had known, I wish he had delayed. |
elle | eût arriéré | Si j’avais su, j’aurais aimé qu’elle eût arriéré. | If I had known, I wish she had delayed. |
on | eût arriéré | Si j’avais su, j’aurais aimé qu’on eût arriéré. | If I had known, I wish one had delayed. |
nous | eussions arriéré | Si j’avais su, j’aurais aimé que nous eussions arriéré. | If I had known, I wish we had delayed. |
vous | eussiez arriéré | Si j’avais su, j’aurais aimé que vous eussiez arriéré. | If I had known, I wish you had delayed. |
ils | eussent arriéré | Si j’avais su, j’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent arriéré. | If I had known, I wish they had delayed. |
elles | eussent arriéré | Si j’avais su, j’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent arriéré. | If I had known, I wish they had delayed. |
Other Conjugations for Arriérer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb arriérer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb arriérer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb arriérer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb arriérer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb arriérer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb arriérer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb arriérer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb arriérer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb arriérer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb arriérer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb arriérer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb arriérer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb arriérer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb arriérer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb arriérer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb arriérer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb arriérer
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Arriérer – 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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