Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb camionner

ByMichael Burns

Introduction to the verb camionner

Get the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) tense conjugation of camionner. Includes a FREE downloadable reference sheet (no email required). Alternatively if you have a lot of text to check then use our free French Grammar Checker – no registration required!

The English translation of the French verb camionner is “to truck” or “to drive a truck.” The infinitive form, camionner, is pronounced as “kah-mee-oh-nay.”

Camionner comes from the word “camion,” which means truck in French. It is most often used in everyday French to describe the act of driving a truck or operating a trucking business.

In the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, camionner is used to express actions that had already occurred in the past and are hypothetical or uncertain. Three examples of its usage in this tense are:

  1. Il avait fallu que je camionne toute la nuit pour livrer la marchandise à temps. (I had to truck all night to deliver the goods on time.)

  2. Il aurait été préférable que tu camionnes plus lentement pendant la tempête de neige. (It would have been better if you had trucked more slowly during the snowstorm.)

  3. J’avais espéré que mon père aurait camionné jusqu’à Paris pour me voir jouer au concert. (I had hoped that my father would have trucked to Paris to see me perform at the concert.)

Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of camionner

Pronoun Conjugation Example Usage English Translation
je eusse camionné Je regrette que je eusse camionné plus tôt. I regret that I had driven the truck earlier.
tu eusses camionné J’espérais que tu eusses camionné plus vite. I hoped that you had driven the truck faster.
il eût camionné J’aurais préféré qu’il eût camionné lui-même. I would have preferred him to have driven the truck himself.
elle eût camionné Je souhaitais qu’elle eût camionné plus loin. I wished that she had driven the truck further.
on eût camionné Il fallait qu’on eût camionné toute la nuit. We had to drive the truck all night.
nous eussions camionné Je suis content que nous eussions camionné sans problème. I am glad that we drove the truck without any problems.
vous eussiez camionné Nous avions peur que vous n’eussiez camionné à travers la tempête. We were afraid you had driven through the storm.
ils eussent camionné Il est possible qu’ils eussent camionné hier soir. It is possible that they had driven the truck last night.
elles eussent camionné Nous doutions qu’elles eussent camionné sur cette route. We doubted that they had driven the truck on this road.

Other Conjugations for Camionner.

   
    Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb camionner
   

    Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb camionner
   

    Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb camionner
   

    Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb camionner
   

    Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb camionner
   

    Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb camionner
   

    Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb camionner
   

    Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb camionner

    Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb camionner

    Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb camionner

    Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb camionner
   

    Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb camionner

    Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb camionner
   

    Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb camionner
   

    Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb camionner

    L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb camionner

    L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb camionner
    (this article)

    Struggling with French verbs or the language in general? Why not use our free French Grammar Checker – no registration required!
   

Get a FREE Download Study Sheet of this Conjugation 🔥

Simply right click the image below, click “save image” and get your free reference for the camionner Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense conjugation!

Camionner – About the French Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense

The French Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait, also known as the Pluperfect Subjunctive, is a verb tense used to express actions or states that occurred before another action in the past, and it’s used in situations where the indicative mood is in the past subjunctive or conditional mood.
NOTE: To take a deep dive into all the French tenses then see my article on Mastering French Tense Conjugation.

Formation

To form the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait, you start with the imperfect subjunctive form of the auxiliary verb “avoir” or “être,” followed by the past participle of the main verb. 
For “avoir” verbs: Take the imperfect subjunctive form of “avoir” (e.g., j’eusse, tu eusses, il/elle eût, nous eussions, vous eussiez, ils/elles eussent). Add the past participle of the main verb. 
For “être” verbs: Take the imperfect subjunctive form of “être” (e.g., je fusse, tu fusses, il/elle fût, nous fussions, vous fussiez, ils/elles fussent). Add the past participle of the main verb.

Common Everyday Usage Patterns

Hypothetical Situations

The Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait is often used to express hypothetical or unreal actions that occurred before another past action.
For example: J’aurais aimé que tu aies fini ton travail avant que je sois arrivé. (I would have liked for you to have finished your work before I arrived.) 

Reported Speech

In reported speech, you may use the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait to convey what someone said or thought in the past. 
For example: Il m’a dit qu’il avait peur que je n’aie pas compris. (He told me that he was afraid that I hadn’t understood.) 

Doubt, Wishes, and Emotions

This tense can also be used to express doubt, wishes, and emotions about past actions. 
For example: Je doutais qu’il eût dit la vérité. (I doubted that he had told the truth.) 
J’aurais souhaité que tu fusses venu. (I would have wished for you to have come.)

Interactions with Other Tenses

Present Subjunctive

The Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait can be used to describe past actions when the main verb is in the present subjunctive. 
For example: “Il faut que j’aie fini mon travail avant que tu partes.” (I must have finished my work before you leave.) 

Imperfect Subjunctive

It’s common to use the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait with the imperfect subjunctive in complex sentences. 
For example: “Il m’avait dit qu’il fût rentré avant la fin de la journée.” (He had told me that he had returned before the end of the day.) 

Conditional

When the main verb is in the conditional mood, the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait can be used to express past unreal conditions. 
For example: “Si j’avais su, j’aurais voulu que tu aies réussi.” (If I had known, I would have wanted you to have succeeded.)

Summary

The Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait is a complex tense used to convey nuanced meanings in French. While its usage may seem intricate, it becomes more intuitive with practice and exposure to the language. It’s important to understand the context in which it’s used, as it often conveys subtleties of time, conditionality, and emotion in French sentences.

I hope you enjoyed this article on the verb camionner. Still in a learning mood? Check out another TOTALLY random French verb conjugation!

Similar Posts

Leave a Reply