Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb baleiner
Introduction to the verb baleiner
The English translation of the French verb baleiner is “to whale,” as in the action of hunting or fishing for whales. The infinitive form is pronounced as “bah-lay-neer.”
The word baleiner comes from the noun baleine, meaning “whale,” which is derived from the Latin word “ballena.” In everyday French, baleiner is most often used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, which is used to express an action that would have already happened in the past if certain conditions had been met. This tense is formed by using the auxiliary verb “avoir” or “être” in the Subjonctif Imparfait tense, followed by the past participle of the main verb.
Example 1: Si j’avais eu un bateau, j’aurais baleiné en Alaska. (If I had had a boat, I would have whaled in Alaska.)
Example 2: Il aurait fallu que tu sois courageux pour baleiner dans ces eaux dangereuses. (You would have had to be brave to whale in those dangerous waters.)
Example 3: Nous aurions baleiné toute la journée si le temps avait été plus clément. (We would have whaled all day if the weather had been better.)
In these examples, the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense is used to express actions that did not actually happen in the past, but would have happened if certain conditions had been met.
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of baleiner
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse baleiné | J’aurais aimé que je eusse baleiné. | I wish I had baleined. |
tu | eusses baleiné | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses baleiné. | I wish you had baleined. |
il | eût baleiné | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût baleiné. | I wish he had baleined. |
elle | eût baleiné | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût baleiné. | I wish she had baleined. |
on | eût baleiné | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût baleiné. | I wish one had baleined. |
nous | eussions baleiné | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions baleiné. | I wish we had baleined. |
vous | eussiez baleiné | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez baleiné. | I wish you had baleined. |
ils | eussent baleiné | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent baleiné. | I wish they had baleined. |
elles | eussent baleiné | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent baleiné. | I wish they had baleined. |
Other Conjugations for Baleiner.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb baleiner
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb baleiner
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb baleiner
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb baleiner
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb baleiner
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb baleiner
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb baleiner
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb baleiner
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb baleiner
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb baleiner
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb baleiner
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb baleiner
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb baleiner
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb baleiner
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb baleiner
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb baleiner
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb baleiner
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Baleiner – 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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