Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cantiner
Introduction to the verb cantiner
The English translation of the French verb cantiner is “to carry a canteen” or “to pack a lunch.” The infinitive form is pronounced as “can-tee-nay.”
Cantiner comes from the French word “cantine,” which means canteen or lunchbox. It is most often used in everyday French in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, which is used to express a hypothetical or uncertain action that took place before another past action.
Here are three simple examples of cantiner in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense:
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J’avais peur qu’il ait cantiné avant de partir – I was afraid that he had packed his lunch before leaving.
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Nous pensions que vous n’aviez pas cantiné suffisamment pour la randonnée – We thought that you had not packed enough for the hike.
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Il se demandait s’il avait bien cantiné pour la journée – He wondered if he had packed enough for the day.
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I was afraid that he had packed his lunch before leaving.
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We thought that you had not packed enough for the hike.
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He wondered if he had packed enough for the day.
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of cantiner
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse cantiné | J’aurais aimé que je eusse cantiné. | I wish I had cantined. |
tu | eusses cantiné | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses cantiné. | I wish you had cantined. |
il | eût cantiné | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût cantiné. | I wish he had cantined. |
elle | eût cantiné | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût cantiné. | I wish she had cantined. |
on | eût cantiné | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût cantiné. | I wish one had cantined. |
nous | eussions cantiné | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions cantiné. | I wish we had cantined. |
vous | eussiez cantiné | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez cantiné. | I wish you had cantined. |
ils | eussent cantiné | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent cantiné. | I wish they had cantined. |
elles | eussent cantiné | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent cantiné. | I wish they had cantined. |
Other Conjugations for Cantiner.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb cantiner
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cantiner
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cantiner
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cantiner
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cantiner
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cantiner
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cantiner
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cantiner
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cantiner
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cantiner
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cantiner
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cantiner
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cantiner
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cantiner
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cantiner
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cantiner
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cantiner
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Cantiner – 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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