Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contre-miner
Introduction to the verb contre-miner
The English translation of the French verb contre-miner is “to counter-mine.” The infinitive form is pronounced “kon-truh-mee-neh.”
The language origin of contre-miner comes from the French prefix “contre,” meaning “against,” and the verb “miner,” meaning “to mine.” This verb is most often used in everyday French in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, which is a compound tense formed with the auxiliary verb “avoir” or “être” in the imparfait tense and the past participle of the verb.
Here are three examples of contre-miner used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, along with their English translations:
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J’avais craint que tu n’eusses contremine. (I had feared that you had counter-mined.)
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Il avait fallu qu’elle eût contreminé avant qu’il n’arrive. (She had to have counter-mined before he arrived.)
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Nous étions ravis que vous eussiez contreminé leur plan. (We were delighted that you had counter-mined their plan.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of contre-miner
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse contre-miné | J’aurais aimé que je eusse contre-miné. | I wish I had countermined. |
tu | eusses contre-miné | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses contre-miné. | I wish you had countermined. |
il | eût contre-miné | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût contre-miné. | I wish he had countermined. |
elle | eût contre-miné | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût contre-miné. | I wish she had countermined. |
on | eût contre-miné | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût contre-miné. | I wish one had countermined. |
nous | eussions contre-miné | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions contre-miné. | I wish we had countermined. |
vous | eussiez contre-miné | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez contre-miné. | I wish you had countermined. |
ils | eussent contre-miné | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent contre-miné. | I wish they had countermined. |
elles | eussent contre-miné | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent contre-miné. | I wish they had countermined. |
Other Conjugations for Contre-Miner.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb contre-miner
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contre-miner
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contre-miner
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contre-miner
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contre-miner
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contre-miner
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contre-miner
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contre-miner
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contre-miner
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contre-miner
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contre-miner
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contre-miner
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contre-miner
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contre-miner
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contre-miner
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contre-miner
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Contre-Miner – 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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