Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb autocensurer
Introduction to the verb autocensurer
The English translation of the French verb autocensurer is “to self-censor.” It is pronounced as “oh-toh-sawn-suh-ray.”
The word autocensurer is a compound verb formed from the prefix “auto-” meaning self and the verb “censurer” meaning to censor. It is used to refer to the action of censoring oneself or one’s own thoughts and actions.
In everyday French, the verb autocensurer is most often used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, which is the past subjunctive tense. This tense is used to express a hypothetical or unreal action that took place before another past action or situation.
Here are three examples of the verb autocensurer in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense with their English translations:
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J’avais autocensuré mes propos avant de parler à mes parents. (I had self-censored my words before speaking to my parents.)
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Si tu avais autocensuré cette blague, tu ne t’en serais pas fait un ennemi. (If you had self-censored this joke, you wouldn’t have made an enemy.)
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Elle aurait autocensuré ses émotions si elle n’avait pas été aussi impulsive. (She would have self-censored her emotions if she hadn’t been so impulsive.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of autocensurer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse autocensuré | J’aurais aimé que je eusse autocensuré. | I wish I had censored myself. |
tu | eusses autocensuré | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses autocensuré. | I wish you had censored yourself. |
il | eût autocensuré | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût autocensuré. | I wish he had censored himself. |
elle | eût autocensuré | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût autocensuré. | I wish she had censored herself. |
on | eût autocensuré | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût autocensuré. | I wish one had censored oneself. |
nous | eussions autocensuré | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions autocensuré. | I wish we had censored ourselves. |
vous | eussiez autocensuré | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez autocensuré. | I wish you had censored yourself. |
ils | eussent autocensuré | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent autocensuré. | I wish they had censored themselves. |
elles | eussent autocensuré | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent autocensuré. | I wish they had censored themselves. |
Other Conjugations for Autocensurer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb autocensurer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb autocensurer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb autocensurer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb autocensurer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb autocensurer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb autocensurer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb autocensurer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb autocensurer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb autocensurer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb autocensurer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb autocensurer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb autocensurer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb autocensurer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb autocensurer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb autocensurer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb autocensurer
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Autocensurer – 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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