Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb compenser
Introduction to the verb compenser
The English translation of the French verb compenser is “to compensate.” The infinitive form is pronounced as “kohn-sahn-sey.”
The word compenser comes from the Latin word “compensare” which means “to weigh one thing against another.” In everyday French, it is most often used to describe the act of balancing or making up for something.
In the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, compenser is used to express a hypothetical action that would have been completed in the past if certain conditions had been met. For example:
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Si j’avais suivi mes conseils, j’aurais compensé mes pertes financières. (If I had followed my advice, I would have compensated for my financial losses.)
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S’il avait travaillé plus dur, il aurait compensé son retard. (If he had worked harder, he would have made up for his delay.)
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Nous aurions compensé le manque de ressources en utilisant des méthodes alternatives. (We would have compensated for the lack of resources by using alternative methods.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of compenser
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse compensé | J’aurais aimé que je eusse compensé. | I wish I had compensated. |
tu | eusses compensé | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses compensé. | I wish you had compensated. |
il | eût compensé | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût compensé. | I wish he had compensated. |
elle | eût compensé | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût compensé. | I wish she had compensated. |
on | eût compensé | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût compensé. | I wish one had compensated. |
nous | eussions compensé | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions compensé. | I wish we had compensated. |
vous | eussiez compensé | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez compensé. | I wish you had compensated. |
ils | eussent compensé | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent compensé. | I wish they had compensated. |
elles | eussent compensé | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent compensé. | I wish they had compensated. |
Other Conjugations for Compenser.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb compenser
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb compenser
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb compenser
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb compenser
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb compenser
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb compenser
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb compenser
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb compenser
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb compenser
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb compenser
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb compenser
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb compenser
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb compenser
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb compenser
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb compenser
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb compenser
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb compenser
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Compenser – 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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