Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb compliquer
Introduction to the verb compliquer
The English translation of the French verb compliquer is “to complicate.” It is pronounced “kohn-plee-kay.”
The word compliquer comes from the Latin verb “complicare,” meaning “to fold together” or “to intertwine.” In French, it is most often used in the present tense to describe something that is becoming more complex or difficult to understand or accomplish.
In the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, which expresses actions that would have happened before another action in the past, compliquer is used to describe something that would have been complicated. It is often used in hypothetical or imaginary situations.
Here are three simple examples of compliquer in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense:
- Si j’avais suivi mes rêves, cela n’aurait pas compliqué les choses. (If I had followed my dreams, it wouldn’t have complicated things.)
- Il aurait préféré que tu ne le compliques pas avec tes questions. (He would have preferred that you didn’t complicate things with your questions.)
- Nous aurions aimé qu’elle ne nous compliquât pas la vie avec ses exigences. (We would have liked for her not to have complicated our lives with her demands.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of compliquer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse compliqué | J’aurais aimé que je eusse compliqué la situation. | I wish I had complicated the situation. |
tu | eusses compliqué | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses compliqué la situation. | I wish you had complicated the situation. |
il | eût compliqué | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût compliqué la situation. | I wish he had complicated the situation. |
elle | eût compliqué | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût compliqué la situation. | I wish she had complicated the situation. |
on | eût compliqué | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût compliqué la situation. | I wish one had complicated the situation. |
nous | eussions compliqué | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions compliqué la situation. | I wish we had complicated the situation. |
vous | eussiez compliqué | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez compliqué la situation. | I wish you had complicated the situation. |
ils | eussent compliqué | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent compliqué la situation. | I wish they had complicated the situation. |
elles | eussent compliqué | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent compliqué la situation. | I wish they had complicated the situation. |
Other Conjugations for Compliquer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb compliquer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb compliquer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb compliquer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb compliquer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb compliquer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb compliquer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb compliquer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb compliquer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb compliquer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb compliquer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb compliquer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb compliquer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb compliquer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb compliquer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb compliquer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb compliquer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb compliquer
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Compliquer – 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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