Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calligraphier
Introduction to the verb calligraphier
The English translation of the French verb calligraphier is “to calligraphy” or “to write in a beautiful or ornamental handwriting.” The infinitive form is pronounced as “kah-lee-grah-fee-yay.”
Calligraphier comes from the Greek words kallos, meaning “beauty,” and graphein, meaning “to write.” It entered the French language in the 13th century as a term for beautiful handwriting and evolved into the verb form in the 19th century.
In everyday French, calligraphier is most often used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense to express a past action or event that was completed before another past action or event. This tense is formed by using the imperfect subjunctive of the auxiliary verb avoir or être followed by the past participle of calligraphier.
Here are 3 simple examples of calligraphier in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, with their respective English translations:
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J’avais calligraphié toutes les invitations avant que les invités n’arrivent. (I had calligraphed all the invitations before the guests arrived.)
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Il était content que je lui aie calligraphié son discours pour la cérémonie. (He was happy that I had calligraphed his speech for the ceremony.)
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Elle était ravie que ses diplômes aient été calligraphiés avec tant d’élégance. (She was delighted that her diplomas had been calligraphed with such elegance.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of calligraphier
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse calligraphié | J’aurais aimé que je eusse calligraphié. | I wish I had calligraphed. |
tu | eusses calligraphié | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses calligraphié. | I wish you had calligraphed. |
il | eût calligraphié | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût calligraphié. | I wish he had calligraphed. |
elle | eût calligraphié | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût calligraphié. | I wish she had calligraphed. |
on | eût calligraphié | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût calligraphié. | I wish one had calligraphed. |
nous | eussions calligraphié | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions calligraphié. | I wish we had calligraphed. |
vous | eussiez calligraphié | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez calligraphié. | I wish you had calligraphed. |
ils | eussent calligraphié | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent calligraphié. | I wish they had calligraphed. |
elles | eussent calligraphié | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent calligraphié. | I wish they had calligraphed. |
Other Conjugations for Calligraphier.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb calligraphier
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calligraphier
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calligraphier
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calligraphier
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calligraphier
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calligraphier
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calligraphier
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calligraphier
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calligraphier
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calligraphier
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calligraphier
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calligraphier
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calligraphier
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calligraphier
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calligraphier
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calligraphier
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Calligraphier – 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
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