Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb consacrer
Introduction to the verb consacrer
The English translation of the French verb consacrer is “to consecrate.” It is pronounced as “kohn-sah-kreh” in the infinitive form.
The word consacrer comes from the Latin word “consacrare,” meaning “to dedicate” or “to make sacred.” It was first used in Old French in the 12th century.
In every day French, consacrer is most often used in its infinitive form to indicate the act of dedicating or devoting oneself to something or someone. In the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, it is used to express an action that was completed in the past, before another action took place.
Here are three simple examples of its usage in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, with their respective English translations:
- J’étais tellement heureux que tu aies consacré ta vie à la médecine. (I was so happy that you had dedicated your life to medicine.)
- Elle craignait que ses parents n’eussent consacré toute leur fortune à leur entreprise. (She feared that her parents had devoted all their fortune to their business.)
- Nous avons été surpris qu’ils aient consacré autant de temps à cette tâche. (We were surprised that they had spent so much time on this task.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of consacrer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse consacré | J’aurais aimé que je eusse consacré. | I wish I had dedicated. |
tu | eusses consacré | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses consacré. | I wish you had dedicated. |
il | eût consacré | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût consacré. | I wish he had dedicated. |
elle | eût consacré | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût consacré. | I wish she had dedicated. |
on | eût consacré | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût consacré. | I wish one had dedicated. |
nous | eussions consacré | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions consacré. | I wish we had dedicated. |
vous | eussiez consacré | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez consacré. | I wish you had dedicated. |
ils | eussent consacré | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent consacré. | I wish they had dedicated. |
elles | eussent consacré | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent consacré. | I wish they had dedicated. |
Other Conjugations for Consacrer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb consacrer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb consacrer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb consacrer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb consacrer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb consacrer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb consacrer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb consacrer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb consacrer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb consacrer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb consacrer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb consacrer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb consacrer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb consacrer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb consacrer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb consacrer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb consacrer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb consacrer
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Consacrer – 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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