Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb carmer
Introduction to the verb carmer
The English translation of the French verb carmer is “to charm”. It is pronounced as /kaʁ.me/.
The word “carmer” comes from the Latin “carminare”, meaning “to sing, charm, or bewitch”. It first appeared in Old French in the 12th century.
In everyday French, the verb carmer is most often used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense to express an action that was completed before another action in the past. This tense is formed by using the imperfect subjunctive of the auxiliary verb “avoir” or “être” followed by the past participle of the main verb.
Here are three simple examples of its usage in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense:
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J’espérais qu’elle eût charmé le public avec sa voix envoûtante. (I hoped she had charmed the audience with her enchanting voice.)
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Il était content que le magicien eût charmé les spectateurs avec ses tours de magie. (He was happy that the magician had charmed the audience with his magic tricks.)
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Nous doutions que la princesse eût charmé le prince avec ses paroles douces. (We doubted that the princess had charmed the prince with her sweet words.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of carmer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse calmé | J’aurais aimé que je eusse calmé. | I wish I had calmed. |
tu | eusses calmé | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses calmé. | I wish you had calmed. |
il | eût calmé | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût calmé. | I wish he had calmed. |
elle | eût calmé | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût calmé. | I wish she had calmed. |
on | eût calmé | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût calmé. | I wish one had calmed. |
nous | eussions calmé | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions calmé. | I wish we had calmed. |
vous | eussiez calmé | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez calmé. | I wish you had calmed. |
ils | eussent calmé | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent calmé. | I wish they had calmed. |
elles | eussent calmé | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent calmé. | I wish they had calmed. |
Other Conjugations for Carmer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb carmer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb carmer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb carmer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb carmer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb carmer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb carmer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb carmer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb carmer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb carmer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb carmer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb carmer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb carmer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb carmer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb carmer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb carmer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb carmer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb carmer
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Carmer – 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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