Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb conserver
Introduction to the verb conserver
The English translation of the French verb conserver is “to preserve” or “to keep.” It is pronounced as [kɔ̃.sɛʁ.ve] in its infinitive form.
The verb conserver comes from the Latin word conservare, meaning “to keep safe” or “to preserve.” In everyday French, it is most often used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, which is used to express an action that would have taken place in the past if certain conditions had been met.
Here are three simple examples of its usage in this tense, with their respective English translations:
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J’aurais conservé ces souvenirs si j’avais eu un album photo. (I would have preserved these memories if I had had a photo album.)
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Tu aurais conservé ton emploi si tu n’avais pas été licencié. (You would have kept your job if you hadn’t been laid off.)
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Elle aurait conservé son calme si elle avait su la vérité. (She would have remained calm if she had known the truth.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of conserver
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse conservé | J’aurais aimé que je eusse conservé mes souvenirs. | I wish I had conserved my memories. |
tu | eusses conservé | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses conservé tes souvenirs. | I wish you had conserved your memories. |
il | eût conservé | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût conservé ses souvenirs. | I wish he had conserved his memories. |
elle | eût conservé | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût conservé ses souvenirs. | I wish she had conserved her memories. |
on | eût conservé | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût conservé ses souvenirs. | I wish one had conserved their memories. |
nous | eussions conservé | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions conservé nos souvenirs. | I wish we had conserved our memories. |
vous | eussiez conservé | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez conservé vos souvenirs. | I wish you had conserved your memories. |
ils | eussent conservé | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent conservé leurs souvenirs. | I wish they had conserved their memories. |
elles | eussent conservé | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent conservé leurs souvenirs. | I wish they had conserved their memories. |
Other Conjugations for Conserver.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb conserver
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb conserver
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb conserver
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb conserver
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb conserver
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb conserver
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb conserver
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb conserver
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb conserver
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb conserver
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb conserver
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb conserver
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb conserver
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb conserver
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb conserver
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb conserver
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb conserver
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Conserver – 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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