Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bituminer
Introduction to the verb bituminer
The English translation of the French verb bituminer is “to asphalt” or “to pave with asphalt.” It is pronounced “bee-tyoo-mee-nay.”
The origin of the word bituminer comes from the Latin word “bitumen,” meaning “asphalt” or “pitch.” It is most often used in everyday French in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, which is a compound tense used to express a hypothetical or unlikely action that took place before another past action.
Example 1: J’aurais aimé que tu aies bituminé la route avant que la pluie ne tombe. (I wish you had paved the road before the rain fell.)
Example 2: Il est possible que nous ayons bituminé la cour si le temps avait été meilleur. (It’s possible that we would have asphalted the courtyard if the weather had been better.)
Example 3: J’aurais préféré que vous eussiez bituminé les trottoirs avant que les enfants ne rentrent de l’école. (I would have preferred if you had paved the sidewalks before the children returned from school.)
In these examples, the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense is used to express a hypothetical action in the past (bituminer) before another action in the past (la pluie, le temps, les enfants). The tense is formed with the auxiliary verb “avoir” or “être” in the Imparfait tense, followed by the past participle of the verb bituminer. In this tense, the past participle is “bituminé” for all subjects.
English translations:
Example 1: I wish you had paved the road before the rain fell.
Example 2: It’s possible that we would have asphalted the courtyard if the weather had been better.
Example 3: I would have preferred if you had paved the sidewalks before the children returned from school.
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of bituminer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse bituminé | J’aurais aimé que je eusse bituminé. | I wish I had tarred. |
tu | eusses bituminé | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses bituminé. | I wish you had tarred. |
il | eût bituminé | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût bituminé. | I wish he had tarred. |
elle | eût bituminé | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût bituminé. | I wish she had tarred. |
on | eût bituminé | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût bituminé. | I wish one had tarred. |
nous | eussions bituminé | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions bituminé. | I wish we had tarred. |
vous | eussiez bituminé | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez bituminé. | I wish you had tarred. |
ils | eussent bituminé | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent bituminé. | I wish they had tarred. |
elles | eussent bituminé | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent bituminé. | I wish they had tarred. |
Other Conjugations for Bituminer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb bituminer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bituminer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bituminer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bituminer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bituminer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bituminer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bituminer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bituminer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bituminer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bituminer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bituminer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bituminer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bituminer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bituminer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bituminer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bituminer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bituminer
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Bituminer – 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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