Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb condenser
Introduction to the verb condenser
The English translation of the French verb condenser is “to condense.” The infinitive form of the verb is pronounced “koh(n)-dah(n)-seh.”
The word “condenser” comes from the Latin word “condensare” which means to make more dense or to thicken. In everyday French, the verb “condenser” is most commonly used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, which is a past subjunctive tense used to express hypothetical or unreal situations in the past.
Here are three examples of its usage in this tense, with their respective English translations:
1) J’aurais aimé que tu aies condensé tes idées avant de les présenter. (I would have liked you to have condensed your ideas before presenting them.)
2) Il aurait fallu que nous ayons condensé notre travail pour le terminer à temps. (We should have condensed our work to finish it on time.)
3) Les enfants auraient mieux retenu les informations si elles avaient été condensées en quelques phrases clés. (The children would have retained the information better if it had been condensed into a few key sentences.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of condenser
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse condensé | J’aurais aimé que je eusse condensé. | I wish I had condensed. |
tu | eusses condensé | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses condensé. | I wish you had condensed. |
il | eût condensé | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût condensé. | I wish he had condensed. |
elle | eût condensé | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût condensé. | I wish she had condensed. |
on | eût condensé | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût condensé. | I wish one had condensed. |
nous | eussions condensé | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions condensé. | I wish we had condensed. |
vous | eussiez condensé | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez condensé. | I wish you had condensed. |
ils | eussent condensé | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent condensé. | I wish they had condensed. |
elles | eussent condensé | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent condensé. | I wish they had condensed. |
Other Conjugations for Condenser.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb condenser
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb condenser
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb condenser
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb condenser
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb condenser
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb condenser
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb condenser
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb condenser
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb condenser
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb condenser
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb condenser
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb condenser
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb condenser
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb condenser
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb condenser
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb condenser
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb condenser
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Condenser – 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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