Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb attarder
Introduction to the verb attarder
The English translation of the French verb attarder is “to delay/to linger”. The infinitive form of attarder is pronounced as “ah-tahr-deh”.
The language origin of attarder can be traced back to the Latin verb “tardare”, meaning “to delay”. It first appeared in the French language in the 13th century. In everyday French, attarder is typically used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, which is used to express a past hypothetical action or condition.
Here are three simple examples of attarder used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, along with their English translations:
- Il fallait que tu t’attardes un peu plus à la fête hier soir. (You should have lingered a little longer at the party last night.)
- Si j’avais su, j’aurais attardé mon départ pour éviter les embouteillages. (If I had known, I would have delayed my departure to avoid the traffic jams.)
- Il avait peur que le train ne se soit attardé et qu’il ait manqué son rendez-vous. (He was afraid that the train had been delayed and that he had missed his appointment.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of attarder
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse attardé | J’aurais aimé que je eusse attardé. | I wish I had delayed. |
tu | eusses attardé | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses attardé. | I wish you had delayed. |
il | eût attardé | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût attardé. | I wish he had delayed. |
elle | eût attardé | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût attardé. | I wish she had delayed. |
on | eût attardé | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût attardé. | I wish one had delayed. |
nous | eussions attardé | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions attardé. | I wish we had delayed. |
vous | eussiez attardé | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez attardé. | I wish you had delayed. |
ils | eussent attardé | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent attardé. | I wish they had delayed. |
elles | eussent attardé | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent attardé. | I wish they had delayed. |
Other Conjugations for Attarder.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb attarder
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb attarder
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb attarder
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb attarder
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb attarder
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb attarder
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb attarder
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb attarder
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb attarder
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb attarder
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb attarder
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb attarder
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb attarder
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb attarder
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb attarder
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb attarder
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb attarder
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Attarder – 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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