Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb assommer
Introduction to the verb assommer
The English translation of the French verb assommer is “to stun” or “to knock out”. It is pronounced as “ah-sohm-ay”. The language origin of assommer can be traced back to the Old French word “somme”, meaning “to stun or make drowsy”. It is most often used in everyday French in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, which is a compound tense formed by combining the subjunctive mood with the auxiliary verb “avoir” or “être”.
This tense is used to express an action that occurred before another action in the past. Here are three simple examples of its usage in this tense, with the respective English translations:
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Il était assommé par le bruit de la fête avant que je n’arrive. (He had been stunned by the noise of the party before I arrived.)
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Nous avions été assommés par la chaleur avant de pouvoir trouver un abri. (We had been knocked out by the heat before we could find shelter.)
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Elle était assommée par la nouvelle que son meilleur ami avait déménagé. (She had been stunned by the news that her best friend had moved away.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of assommer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse assommé | J’aurais préféré que je eusse assommé. | I wish I had knocked out. |
tu | eusses assommé | J’aurais préféré que tu eusses assommé. | I wish you had knocked out. |
il | eût assommé | J’aurais préféré qu’il eût assommé. | I wish he had knocked out. |
elle | eût assommé | J’aurais préféré qu’elle eût assommé. | I wish she had knocked out. |
on | eût assommé | J’aurais préféré qu’on eût assommé. | I wish one had knocked out. |
nous | eussions assommé | J’aurais préféré que nous eussions assommé. | I wish we had knocked out. |
vous | eussiez assommé | J’aurais préféré que vous eussiez assommé. | I wish you had knocked out. |
ils | eussent assommé | J’aurais préféré qu’ils eussent assommé. | I wish they had knocked out. |
elles | eussent assommé | J’aurais préféré qu’elles eussent assommé. | I wish they had knocked out. |
Other Conjugations for Assommer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb assommer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb assommer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb assommer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb assommer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb assommer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb assommer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb assommer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb assommer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb assommer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb assommer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb assommer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb assommer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb assommer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb assommer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb assommer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb assommer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb assommer
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Assommer – 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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