Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb distiller
Introduction to the verb distiller
The English translation of the French verb distiller is “to distill.” It is pronounced as “di-stee-lay” in its infinitive form.
The word “distiller” comes from the Latin word “distillare,” meaning “to drip” or “to trickle down.” In everyday French, it is often used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, which is used to express a past action that is hypothetical or uncertain.
Here are 3 simple examples of its usage in this tense, with their respective English translations:
- J’aurais aimé que tu aies distillé le vin toi-même. (I wish you had distilled the wine yourself.)
- Il était content que nous ayons distillé notre propre huile d’olive. (He was happy that we had distilled our own olive oil.)
- Je regrette que vous n’ayez pas distillé toutes les informations avant de les partager. (I regret that you didn’t distill all the information before sharing it.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of distiller
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse distillé | J’aurais aimé que je eusse distillé. | I wish I had distilled. |
tu | eusses distillé | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses distillé. | I wish you had distilled. |
il | eût distillé | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût distillé. | I wish he had distilled. |
elle | eût distillé | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût distillé. | I wish she had distilled. |
on | eût distillé | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût distillé. | I wish one had distilled. |
nous | eussions distillé | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions distillé. | I wish we had distilled. |
vous | eussiez distillé | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez distillé. | I wish you had distilled. |
ils | eussent distillé | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent distillé. | I wish they had distilled. |
elles | eussent distillé | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent distillé. | I wish they had distilled. |
Other Conjugations for Distiller.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb distiller
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb distiller
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb distiller
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb distiller
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb distiller
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb distiller
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb distiller
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb distiller
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb distiller
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb distiller
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb distiller
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb distiller
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb distiller
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb distiller
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb distiller
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb distiller
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb distiller
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Distiller – 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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