Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb confirmer
Introduction to the verb confirmer
The English translation of the French verb confirmer is “to confirm.” It is pronounced as “kohn-feer-may.”
The word confirmer comes from the Latin word “confirmare,” which means “to make firm.” It was later adopted into Old French as “confirmer” in the 12th century.
In everyday French, confirmer is often used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense to express a past action that was completed before another past action or event. It is formed by using the auxiliary verb “avoir” or “être” in the plus-que-parfait tense, followed by the past participle of confirmer.
Here are three simple examples of confirmer used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense with their English translations:
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J’avais confirmé que tu viendrais à la fête avant que tu ne me laisses tomber.
Translation: I had confirmed that you would come to the party before you stood me up. -
Elle était partie avant que nous lui ayons confirmé son vol.
Translation: She had left before we confirmed her flight for her. -
Ils avaient déjeuné avant que je ne leur aie confirmé qu’ils avaient obtenu les tickets pour le concert.
Translation: They had lunch before I confirmed to them that they had gotten tickets for the concert.
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of confirmer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse confirmé | J’aurais aimé que je eusse confirmé. | I wish I had confirmed. |
tu | eusses confirmé | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses confirmé. | I wish you had confirmed. |
il | eût confirmé | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût confirmé. | I wish he had confirmed. |
elle | eût confirmé | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût confirmé. | I wish she had confirmed. |
on | eût confirmé | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût confirmé. | I wish one had confirmed. |
nous | eussions confirmé | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions confirmé. | I wish we had confirmed. |
vous | eussiez confirmé | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez confirmé. | I wish you had confirmed. |
ils | eussent confirmé | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent confirmé. | I wish they had confirmed. |
elles | eussent confirmé | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent confirmé. | I wish they had confirmed. |
Other Conjugations for Confirmer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb confirmer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb confirmer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb confirmer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb confirmer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb confirmer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb confirmer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb confirmer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb confirmer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb confirmer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb confirmer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb confirmer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb confirmer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb confirmer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb confirmer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb confirmer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb confirmer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb confirmer
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Confirmer – 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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