Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb attenter
Introduction to the verb attenter
The English translation of the French verb attenter is “to attempt” or “to try.” It is pronounced ah-tan-tay.
The language origin of attenter comes from the Latin word “attentare,” which means “to try” or “to attempt.” In everyday French, it is most often used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, which is a literary tense that expresses a past action that is completed before another past action.
Here are three simple examples of using attenter in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, with their English translations:
- Nous avions attenté de lui parler avant qu’il ne parte. (We had attempted to talk to him before he left.)
- Il avait attentié de résoudre le problème, mais il n’y est pas arrivé. (He had tried to solve the problem, but he couldn’t do it.)
- J’avais toujours attentié de trouver une solution, mais je n’y suis jamais parvenu. (I had always tried to find a solution, but I never succeeded.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of attenter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse attente | J’aurais préféré que je eusse attente. | I would have preferred. |
tu | eusses attente | J’aurais préféré que tu eusses attente. | I would have preferred. |
il | eût attenté | J’aurais préféré qu’il eût attenté. | I would have preferred. |
elle | eût attenté | J’aurais préféré qu’elle eût attenté. | I would have preferred. |
on | eût attenté | J’aurais préféré qu’on eût attenté. | I would have preferred. |
nous | eussions attenté | J’aurais préféré que nous eussions attenté. | I would have preferred. |
vous | eussiez attenté | J’aurais préféré que vous eussiez attenté. | I would have preferred. |
ils | eussent attenté | J’aurais préféré qu’ils eussent attenté. | I would have preferred. |
elles | eussent attenté | J’aurais préféré qu’elles eussent attenté. | I would have preferred. |
Other Conjugations for Attenter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb attenter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb attenter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb attenter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb attenter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb attenter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb attenter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb attenter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb attenter
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb attenter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb attenter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb attenter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb attenter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb attenter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb attenter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb attenter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb attenter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb attenter
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Attenter – 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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