Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb catapulter
Introduction to the verb catapulter
The English translation of the French verb catapulter is “to catapult.” The infinitive form is pronounced “kah-tah-pull-tay.”
The word catapulter comes from the Latin word “catapulta,” meaning “sling” or “weapon for throwing.” In everyday French, it is most often used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, which is a compound tense formed by combining the subjunctive mood with the past tense. This tense is used to express an action that was completed before another past action.
- J’avais catapulté les boules de neige avant que mes amis n’arrivent. (I had catapulted snowballs before my friends arrived.)
- Il fallait que nous ayons catapulté les provisions avant la tempête. (We had to have catapulted the supplies before the storm.)
- Si tu avais catapulté la balle plus haut, elle serait tombée dans le jardin du voisin. (If you had catapulted the ball higher, it would have fallen in the neighbor’s garden.)
In all of these examples, the verb catapulter is conjugated in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense to express an action that was completed before another past action. In English, this tense is often translated using “had” and the past participle of the verb.
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of catapulter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse catapulté | J’aurais aimé que je eusse catapulté. | I wish I had catapulted. |
tu | eusses catapulté | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses catapulté. | I wish you had catapulted. |
il | eût catapulté | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût catapulté. | I wish he had catapulted. |
elle | eût catapulté | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût catapulté. | I wish she had catapulted. |
on | eût catapulté | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût catapulté. | I wish one had catapulted. |
nous | eussions catapulté | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions catapulté. | I wish we had catapulted. |
vous | eussiez catapulté | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez catapulté. | I wish you had catapulted. |
ils | eussent catapulté | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent catapulté. | I wish they had catapulted. |
elles | eussent catapulté | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent catapulté. | I wish they had catapulted. |
Other Conjugations for Catapulter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb catapulter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb catapulter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb catapulter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb catapulter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb catapulter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb catapulter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb catapulter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb catapulter
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb catapulter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb catapulter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb catapulter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb catapulter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb catapulter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb catapulter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb catapulter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb catapulter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb catapulter
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Catapulter – 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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