Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb compléter
Introduction to the verb compléter
The English translation of the French verb compléter is “to complete.” It is pronounced “kohm-play-tay.”
Compléter comes from the Latin word “completare,” meaning “to fill up” or “to finish.” In everyday French, it is most commonly used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, which is used to express an action that would have been completed in the past if certain conditions had been met.
Here are three simple examples of compléter in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, with their English translations:
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J’aurais complété mes études si j’avais eu plus de temps. (I would have completed my studies if I had had more time.)
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Il aurait complété son projet si son ordinateur n’avait pas planté. (He would have completed his project if his computer hadn’t crashed.)
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Nous aurions complété le puzzle si nous avions trouvé toutes les pièces. (We would have completed the puzzle if we had found all the pieces.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of compléter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse complété | J’aurais aimé que je eusse complété. | I wish I had completed. |
tu | eusses complété | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses complété. | I wish you had completed. |
il | eût complété | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût complété. | I wish he had completed. |
elle | eût complété | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût complété. | I wish she had completed. |
on | eût complété | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût complété. | I wish one had completed. |
nous | eussions complété | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions complété. | I wish we had completed. |
vous | eussiez complété | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez complété. | I wish you had completed. |
ils | eussent complété | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent complété. | I wish they had completed. |
elles | eussent complété | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent complété. | I wish they had completed. |
Other Conjugations for Compléter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb compléter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb compléter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb compléter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb compléter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb compléter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb compléter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb compléter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb compléter
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb compléter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb compléter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb compléter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb compléter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb compléter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb compléter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb compléter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb compléter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb compléter
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Compléter – 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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