Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cibler
Introduction to the verb cibler
The English translation of the French verb cibler is “to target” or “to aim.” It is pronounced as “see-blay” in its infinitive form.
The word “cibler” comes from the Latin word “cibus,” meaning “food.” In Old French, it evolved into “ciblle,” meaning “target.” Today, it is most commonly used in everyday French to refer to targeting or aiming at something or someone.
In the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, cibler is used to express a past hypothetical action or situation that did not happen. Here are three simple examples of its usage in this tense:
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J’aurais ciblé le centre-ville si j’étais resté à Paris. (I would have targeted the city center if I had stayed in Paris.)
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Elle aurait ciblé les jeunes pour son nouveau produit s’ils avaient eu plus de pouvoir d’achat. (She would have targeted young people for her new product if they had more purchasing power.)
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Nous aurions ciblé nos efforts de promotion sur les réseaux sociaux si nous avions eu un budget plus important. (We would have targeted our promotion efforts on social media if we had a bigger budget.)
In these examples, cibler is used to express a hypothetical action or situation in the past, followed by the conditional verb tense for what would have happened if the conditions were different.
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of cibler
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse ciblé | J’aurais aimé que je eusse ciblé. | I wish I had targeted. |
tu | eusses ciblé | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses ciblé. | I wish you had targeted. |
il | eût ciblé | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût ciblé. | I wish he had targeted. |
elle | eût ciblé | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût ciblé. | I wish she had targeted. |
on | eût ciblé | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût ciblé. | I wish one had targeted. |
nous | eussions ciblé | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions ciblé. | I wish we had targeted. |
vous | eussiez ciblé | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez ciblé. | I wish you had targeted. |
ils | eussent ciblé | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent ciblé. | I wish they had targeted. |
elles | eussent ciblé | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent ciblé. | I wish they had targeted. |
Other Conjugations for Cibler.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb cibler
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cibler
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cibler
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cibler
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cibler
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cibler
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cibler
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cibler
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cibler
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cibler
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cibler
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cibler
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cibler
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cibler
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cibler
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cibler
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cibler
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Cibler – 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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