Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb composter
Introduction to the verb composter
The English translation of the French verb composter is “to compost.” It is pronounced as “kom-po-stey” in its infinitive form.
The verb composter comes from the Latin word “compositare,” which means “to compose.” In everyday French, it is most often used to refer to the process of composting, or the decomposition of organic matter to create natural fertilizer. It is also used in a figurative sense to mean “to mix together” or “to combine.”
In the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, composter is conjugated as “que j’eusse composté, que tu eusses composté, qu’il/elle eût composté, que nous eussions composté, que vous eussiez composté, qu’ils/elles eussent composté.” This tense is used to express a past action that is hypothetical or uncertain, and is often used in conjunction with other verbs in the subjunctive mood.
Example 1: Il fallait que j’eusse composté la terre avant de planter les légumes. (I needed to have composted the soil before planting the vegetables.)
Example 2: Elle regretta de n’avoir pas composté les déchets alimentaires plutôt que de les jeter à la poubelle. (She regretted not having composted the food waste instead of throwing it in the trash.)
Example 3: Nous étions contents qu’ils eussent composté les feuilles mortes pour enrichir le sol du jardin. (We were happy that they had composted the dead leaves to enrich the soil in the garden.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of composter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse composté | J’aurais aimé que je eusse composté. | I wish I had composted. |
tu | eusses composté | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses composté. | I wish you had composted. |
il | eût composté | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût composté. | I wish he had composted. |
elle | eût composté | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût composté. | I wish she had composted. |
on | eût composté | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût composté. | I wish one had composted. |
nous | eussions composté | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions composté. | I wish we had composted. |
vous | eussiez composté | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez composté. | I wish you had composted. |
ils | eussent composté | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent composté. | I wish they had composted. |
elles | eussent composté | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent composté. | I wish they had composted. |
Other Conjugations for Composter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb composter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb composter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb composter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb composter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb composter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb composter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb composter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb composter
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb composter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb composter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb composter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb composter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb composter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb composter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb composter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb composter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb composter
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Composter – 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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