Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb asphyxier
Introduction to the verb asphyxier
The English translation of the French verb asphyxier is “to asphyxiate” or “to suffocate.” It is pronounced as “ahs-feek-see-ay.”
Asphyxier comes from the Greek word “asphyxía,” meaning “lack of pulse.” In everyday French, it is most commonly used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, which is used to express a hypothetical or unlikely action or event that occurred in the past.
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J’étais content que tu aies asphyxié le feu avant qu’il ne se propage. (I was glad that you had suffocated the fire before it spread.)
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Elle craignait que la fumée ne l’ait asphyxiée dans la maison en feu. (She was afraid that the smoke had suffocated her in the burning house.)
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Nous aurions été surpris si les secours ne les avaient pas asphyxiés à temps. (We would have been surprised if the rescuers had not suffocated them in time.)
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I was glad that you had suffocated the fire before it spread.
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She was afraid that the smoke had suffocated her in the burning house.
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We would have been surprised if the rescuers had not suffocated them in time.
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of asphyxier
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse asphyxié | J’aurais aimé que je eusse asphyxié. | I wish I had asphyxiated. |
tu | eusses asphyxié | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses asphyxié. | I wish you had asphyxiated. |
il | eût asphyxié | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût asphyxié. | I wish he had asphyxiated. |
elle | eût asphyxié | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût asphyxié. | I wish she had asphyxiated. |
on | eût asphyxié | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût asphyxié. | I wish one had asphyxiated. |
nous | eussions asphyxié | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions asphyxié. | I wish we had asphyxiated. |
vous | eussiez asphyxié | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez asphyxié. | I wish you had asphyxiated. |
ils | eussent asphyxié | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent asphyxié. | I wish they had asphyxiated. |
elles | eussent asphyxié | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent asphyxié. | I wish they had asphyxiated. |
Other Conjugations for Asphyxier.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb asphyxier
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb asphyxier
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb asphyxier
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb asphyxier
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb asphyxier
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb asphyxier
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb asphyxier
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb asphyxier
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb asphyxier
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb asphyxier
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb asphyxier
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb asphyxier
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb asphyxier
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb asphyxier
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb asphyxier
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb asphyxier
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb asphyxier
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Asphyxier – 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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