Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb automatiser
Introduction to the verb automatiser
The English translation of the French verb automatiser is “to automate.” It is pronounced as “oh-toh-mah-tee-zay.”
The word automatiser comes from the French noun automate, which means “automaton” or “mechanical device,” and the suffix -iser, which is used to form verbs from nouns. Therefore, automatiser literally means “to make into an automaton.”
In everyday French, automatiser is most often used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, which is used to express a hypothetical or unreal action that occurred in the past. It is formed by using the auxiliary verb avoir or être in the Subjonctif Imparfait tense, followed by the past participle of the main verb.
Three simple examples of automatiser in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense are:
- Si j’avais automatisé ce processus, nous aurions gagné du temps. (If I had automated this process, we would have saved time.)
- Il était important que nous ayons automatisé cette tâche avant le début du projet. (It was important that we had automated this task before the start of the project.)
- J’aurais préféré que tu aies automatisé ce système plus tôt. (I would have preferred that you had automated this system earlier.)
English translations:
- If I had automated this process, we would have saved time.
- It was important that we had automated this task before the start of the project.
- I would have preferred that you had automated this system earlier.
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of automatiser
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse automatisé | J’aurais aimé que je eusse automatisé. | I wish I had automated. |
tu | eusses automatisé | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses automatisé. | I wish you had automated. |
il | eût automatisé | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût automatisé. | I wish he had automated. |
elle | eût automatisé | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût automatisé. | I wish she had automated. |
on | eût automatisé | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût automatisé. | I wish one had automated. |
nous | eussions automatisé | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions automatisé. | I wish we had automated. |
vous | eussiez automatisé | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez automatisé. | I wish you had automated. |
ils | eussent automatisé | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent automatisé. | I wish they had automated. |
elles | eussent automatisé | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent automatisé. | I wish they had automated. |
Other Conjugations for Automatiser.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb automatiser
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb automatiser
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb automatiser
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb automatiser
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb automatiser
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb automatiser
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb automatiser
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb automatiser
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb automatiser
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb automatiser
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb automatiser
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb automatiser
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb automatiser
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb automatiser
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb automatiser
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb automatiser
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Automatiser – 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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