Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb compulser
Introduction to the verb compulser
The English translation of the French verb compulser is “to compel.” It is pronounced as “kom-pul-seh.”
The word compulser is derived from the Latin word “compulsare” meaning “to push forcefully.” In everyday French, it is most often used in the subjonctif plus-que-parfait tense, which is used to express a past action that happened before another past action or a hypothetical situation in the past.
Example 1: Il avait fallu que je le compulse avant de comprendre sa décision. (I had to compel him before understanding his decision.)
Example 2: Nous avions été contraints de compulser les documents avant de prendre une décision. (We had been compelled to review the documents before making a decision.)
Example 3: Elle avait insisté pour que je la compulse encore une fois. (She had insisted that I compel her one more time.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of compulser
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse compulsé | J’aurais aimé que je eusse compulsé. | I wish I had compulsed. |
tu | eusses compulsé | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses compulsé. | I wish you had compulsed. |
il | eût compulsé | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût compulsé. | I wish he had compulsed. |
elle | eût compulsé | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût compulsé. | I wish she had compulsed. |
on | eût compulsé | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût compulsé. | I wish one had compulsed. |
nous | eussions compulsé | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions compulsé. | I wish we had compulsed. |
vous | eussiez compulsé | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez compulsé. | I wish you had compulsed. |
ils | eussent compulsé | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent compulsé. | I wish they had compulsed. |
elles | eussent compulsé | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent compulsé. | I wish they had compulsed. |
Other Conjugations for Compulser.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb compulser
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb compulser
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb compulser
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb compulser
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb compulser
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb compulser
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb compulser
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb compulser
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb compulser
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb compulser
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb compulser
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb compulser
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb compulser
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb compulser
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb compulser
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb compulser
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb compulser
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Compulser – 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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