Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb controuver
Introduction to the verb controuver
The English translation of the French verb controuver is “to make up” or “to invent.” It is pronounced as “kohn-troo-vay.”
The word controuver is derived from the Latin term “contra” meaning “against” and “invenire” meaning “to find” or “to discover.” In French, it is most often used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, which is used to express a past action that was completed before another past action.
Here are three simple examples of controuver in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense:
- J’avais peur que tu n’aies controuvé une excuse pour ne pas venir. (I was afraid that you had made up an excuse not to come.)
- Nous étions convaincus qu’ils eussent controuvé un plan pour réussir. (We were convinced that they had come up with a plan to succeed.)
- Elle craignait qu’ils n’eussent controuvé son mensonge. (She was afraid that they had discovered her lie.)
In each of these examples, the verb controuver is used to express a past action that was completed before another past action, and it is conjugated in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense to indicate doubt or uncertainty.
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of controuver
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse controuvé | J’aurais aimé que je eusse controuvé. | I wish I had invented. |
tu | eusses controuvé | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses controuvé. | I wish you had invented. |
il | eût controuvé | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût controuvé. | I wish he had invented. |
elle | eût controuvé | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût controuvé. | I wish she had invented. |
on | eût controuvé | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût controuvé. | I wish one had invented. |
nous | eussions controuvé | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions controuvé. | I wish we had invented. |
vous | eussiez controuvé | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez controuvé. | I wish you had invented. |
ils | eussent controuvé | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent controuvé. | I wish they had invented. |
elles | eussent controuvé | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent controuvé. | I wish they had invented. |
Other Conjugations for Controuver.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb controuver
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb controuver
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb controuver
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb controuver
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb controuver
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb controuver
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb controuver
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb controuver
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb controuver
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb controuver
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb controuver
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb controuver
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb controuver
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb controuver
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb controuver
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb controuver
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb controuver
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Controuver – 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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