Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb confronter
Introduction to the verb confronter
The English translation of the French verb confronter is “to confront” or “to face”.
The infinitive form of confronter is pronounced as “kohn-frohn-teh”.
Confronter comes from the Latin word “confrontare” which means “to bring together, to compare”. It entered the French language in the 14th century.
In everyday French, confronter is most often used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, which expresses a past action or situation that did not happen. It is often used in hypothetical or uncertain situations.
Examples of confronter in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense are:
- Si j’avais su, je t’aurais confronté à la vérité. (If I had known, I would have confronted you with the truth.)
- Il aurait mieux valu que tu ne l’aies pas confronté à son père. (It would have been better if you hadn’t confronted him with his father.)
- Nous aurions dû les confronter avant de prendre une décision. (We should have confronted them before making a decision.)
English translations:
- If I had known, I would have confronted you with the truth.
- It would have been better if you hadn’t confronted him with his father.
- We should have confronted them before making a decision.
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of confronter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse confronté | J’aurais aimé que je eusse confronté avec lui. | I wish I had confronted him. |
tu | eusses confronté | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses confronté avec elle. | I wish you had confronted her. |
il | eût confronté | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût confronté avec elle. | I wish he had confronted her. |
elle | eût confronté | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût confronté avec lui. | I wish she had confronted him. |
on | eût confronté | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût confronté avec eux. | I wish one had confronted them. |
nous | eussions confronté | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions confronté avec eux. | I wish we had confronted them. |
vous | eussiez confronté | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez confronté avec elles. | I wish you had confronted them. |
ils | eussent confronté | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent confronté avec elles. | I wish they had confronted them. |
elles | eussent confronté | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent confronté avec eux. | I wish they had confronted them. |
Other Conjugations for Confronter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb confronter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb confronter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb confronter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb confronter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb confronter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb confronter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb confronter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb confronter
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb confronter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb confronter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb confronter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb confronter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb confronter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb confronter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb confronter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb confronter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb confronter
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Confronter – 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
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