Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dater
Introduction to the verb dater
The English translation of the French verb dater is “to date.” It is pronounced as “da-tey” in its infinitive form.
Dater has a Latin origin, coming from the word “datum” which means “given.” In everyday French, it is most often used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, which is used to express a hypothetical or uncertain action that took place before another action in the past.
Example 1: J’aurais aimé que tu aies daté ta lettre avant de l’envoyer. (I wish you had dated your letter before sending it.)
Example 2: Il était important que nous eussions daté le document avant la réunion. (It was important that we had dated the document before the meeting.)
Example 3: Elle aurait préféré que vous eussiez daté l’article avant de le publier. (She would have preferred that you had dated the article before publishing it.)
English translations:
- I wish you had dated your letter before sending it.
- It was important that we had dated the document before the meeting.
- She would have preferred that you had dated the article before publishing it.
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of dater
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse daté | J’aurais aimé que je eusse daté. | I wish I had dated. |
tu | eusses daté | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses daté. | I wish you had dated. |
il | eût daté | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût daté. | I wish he had dated. |
elle | eût daté | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût daté. | I wish she had dated. |
on | eût daté | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût daté. | I wish one had dated. |
nous | eussions daté | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions daté. | I wish we had dated. |
vous | eussiez daté | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez daté. | I wish you had dated. |
ils | eussent daté | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent daté. | I wish they had dated. |
elles | eussent daté | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent daté. | I wish they had dated. |
Other Conjugations for Dater.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb dater
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dater
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dater
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dater
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dater
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dater
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dater
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dater
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dater
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dater
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dater
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dater
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dater
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dater
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dater
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dater
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dater
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Dater – 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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