Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb culminer
Introduction to the verb culminer
The English translation of the French verb culminer is “to culminate” or “to reach its peak.” It is pronounced “kewl-mee-nay” in the infinitive form.
Culminer comes from the Latin word “culmen” meaning “peak” or “summit.” It is often used in everyday French in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, which expresses a past action that is hypothetical or conditional.
Examples:
- Il fallait que la soirée ait culminé avec un feu d’artifice. (It was necessary for the evening to culminate with a fireworks display.)
- Nous aurions aimé que nos vacances aient culminé en beauté avec une journée à la plage. (We would have liked for our vacation to have culminated beautifully with a day at the beach.)
- J’aurais préféré que le projet ait culminé en succès plutôt qu’en échec. (I would have preferred for the project to have culminated in success rather than failure.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of culminer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse culminé | J’aurais aimé que je eusse culminé. | I wish I had culminated. |
tu | eusses culminé | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses culminé. | I wish you had culminated. |
il | eût culminé | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût culminé. | I wish he had culminated. |
elle | eût culminé | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût culminé. | I wish she had culminated. |
on | eût culminé | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût culminé. | I wish one had culminated. |
nous | eussions culminé | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions culminé. | I wish we had culminated. |
vous | eussiez culminé | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez culminé. | I wish you had culminated. |
ils | eussent culminé | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent culminé. | I wish they had culminated. |
elles | eussent culminé | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent culminé. | I wish they had culminated. |
Other Conjugations for Culminer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb culminer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb culminer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb culminer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb culminer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb culminer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb culminer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb culminer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb culminer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb culminer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb culminer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb culminer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb culminer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb culminer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb culminer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb culminer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb culminer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb culminer
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Culminer – 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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