Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb asséner
Introduction to the verb asséner
The English translation of the French verb asséner is “to strike” or “to deliver (a blow).” It is pronounced as ah-seh-nay.
The language origin of asséner can be traced back to the Latin word “assēnāre,” which means “to load” or “to pile up.” It entered French in the 12th century and evolved to mean “to hit” or “to strike.”
In everyday French, asséner is most often used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, which is used to express an action that was completed before another action in the past.
Examples:
1) J’avais asséné un coup de poing avant qu’il ne s’enfuie. – I had struck him before he ran away.
2) Elle avait asséné un coup de couteau avant que je ne puisse l’arrêter. – She had delivered a knife blow before I could stop her.
3) Nous avions asséné un coup décisif avant que l’ennemi ne se rende. – We had dealt a decisive blow before the enemy surrendered.
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of asséner
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse asséné | J’aurais aimé que je eusse asséné. | I wish I had dealt. |
tu | eusses asséné | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses asséné. | I wish you had dealt. |
il | eût asséné | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût asséné. | I wish he had dealt. |
elle | eût asséné | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût asséné. | I wish she had dealt. |
on | eût asséné | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût asséné. | I wish one had dealt. |
nous | eussions asséné | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions asséné. | I wish we had dealt. |
vous | eussiez asséné | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez asséné. | I wish you had dealt. |
ils | eussent asséné | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent asséné. | I wish they had dealt. |
elles | eussent asséné | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent asséné. | I wish they had dealt. |
Other Conjugations for Asséner.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb asséner
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb asséner
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb asséner
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb asséner
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb asséner
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb asséner
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb asséner
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb asséner
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb asséner
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb asséner
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb asséner
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb asséner
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb asséner
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb asséner
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb asséner
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb asséner
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb asséner
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Asséner – 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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