Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb assassiner
Introduction to the verb assassiner
The English translation of the French verb assassiner is “to assassinate.” It is pronounced as [a.sa.si.ne], with the stress on the second syllable.
Assassiner comes from the Latin word “assassinare,” which means to murder or kill. It was then adapted into Old French as “assassiner,” and eventually made its way into modern French.
In everyday French, the subjonctif plus-que-parfait tense is used to express a past action that occurred before another past action. In this tense, assassiner is conjugated as “aie assassiné” for the first person singular, “aies assassiné” for the second person singular, “ait assassiné” for the third person singular, and so on.
Examples in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense:
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J’espérais que vous ayez assassiné le tyran avant qu’il ne fasse plus de mal. (I hoped that you had assassinated the tyrant before he could cause more harm.)
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Il est possible qu’elle eût assassiné son mari par jalousie. (It is possible that she had assassinated her husband out of jealousy.)
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Nous pouvons affirmer qu’ils auraient assassiné le président s’ils en avaient eu l’occasion. (We can assert that they would have assassinated the president if they had the chance.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of assassiner
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse assassiné | J’aurais aimé que je eusse assassiné. | I wish I had assassinated. |
tu | eusses assassiné | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses assassiné. | I wish you had assassinated. |
il | eût assassiné | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût assassiné. | I wish he had assassinated. |
elle | eût assassiné | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût assassiné. | I wish she had assassinated. |
on | eût assassiné | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût assassiné. | I wish one had assassinated. |
nous | eussions assassiné | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions assassiné. | I wish we had assassinated. |
vous | eussiez assassiné | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez assassiné. | I wish you had assassinated. |
ils | eussent assassiné | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent assassiné. | I wish they had assassinated. |
elles | eussent assassiné | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent assassiné. | I wish they had assassinated. |
Other Conjugations for Assassiner.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb assassiner
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb assassiner
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb assassiner
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb assassiner
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb assassiner
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb assassiner
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb assassiner
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb assassiner
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb assassiner
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb assassiner
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb assassiner
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb assassiner
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb assassiner
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb assassiner
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb assassiner
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb assassiner
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb assassiner
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Assassiner – 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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