Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb diligenter
Introduction to the verb diligenter
The English translation of diligenter is “to diligently do/act.” The infinitive form is pronounced “dee-lee-zhan-teh.”
The word diligenter is derived from the Latin verb diligere, meaning “to love, cherish, value.” It entered the French language through the Old French term “diligenter,” which meant “to cherish, take care of.” Over time, the meaning evolved to “to do diligently, with care and attention.”
In everyday French, diligenter is most often used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, which expresses an action that was completed before another action in the past. This tense is formed by combining the subjunctive form of the auxiliary verb “avoir” with the past participle of diligenter, which is “diligenté.”
Here are three simple examples of how diligenter is used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense:
- J’avais diligenté toutes les tâches avant que tu arrives. (I had diligently done all the tasks before you arrived.)
- Elle avait diligenté ses recherches avant que le professeur ne lui pose des questions. (She had diligently conducted her research before the teacher asked her questions.)
- Nous avions diligenté les préparatifs avant que les invités n’arrivent. (We had diligently carried out the preparations before the guests arrived.)
In all of these examples, the action of diligenter was completed before another action in the past. The Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense is used to express a past possibility or hypothetical situation. In these sentences, the use of diligenter implies that the action was done carefully and with attention to detail.
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of diligenter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse diligenter | J’aurais aimé que je eusse diligenter. | I wish I had managed. |
tu | eusses diligenter | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses diligenter. | I wish you had managed. |
il | eût diligenter | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût diligenter. | I wish he had managed. |
elle | eût diligenter | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût diligenter. | I wish she had managed. |
on | eût diligenter | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût diligenter. | I wish one had managed. |
nous | eussions diligenter | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions diligenter. | I wish we had managed. |
vous | eussiez diligenter | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez diligenter. | I wish you had managed. |
ils | eussent diligenter | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent diligenter. | I wish they had managed. |
elles | eussent diligenter | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent diligenter. | I wish they had managed. |
Other Conjugations for Diligenter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb diligenter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb diligenter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb diligenter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb diligenter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb diligenter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb diligenter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb diligenter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb diligenter
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb diligenter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb diligenter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb diligenter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb diligenter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb diligenter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb diligenter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb diligenter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb diligenter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb diligenter
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Diligenter – 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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