Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb distinguer
Introduction to the verb distinguer
The English translation of the French verb distinguer is “to distinguish.” It is pronounced as “dee-stahn-gay” in the infinitive form.
The word distinguer comes from the Latin word “distinguere” which means “to separate or distinguish.” In everyday French, it is most often used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, which is a past tense used to express a hypothetical or uncertain action that occurred before another past action.
Here are 3 simple examples of its usage in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense:
- J’aurais aimé que tu aies distingué le faux du vrai avant de prendre ta décision. (I wish you had distinguished the false from the true before making your decision.)
- Il aurait fallu que nous ayons distingué les bons des mauvais éléments pour réussir. (We should have distinguished the good from the bad elements in order to succeed.)
- Elle aurait préféré que vous ayez distingué ses efforts au lieu de les critiquer. (She would have preferred if you had distinguished her efforts instead of criticizing them.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of distinguer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse distingué | J’aurais aimé que je eusse distingué. | I wish I had distinguished. |
tu | eusses distingué | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses distingué. | I wish you had distinguished. |
il | eût distingué | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût distingué. | I wish he had distinguished. |
elle | eût distingué | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût distingué. | I wish she had distinguished. |
on | eût distingué | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût distingué. | I wish one had distinguished. |
nous | eussions distingué | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions distingué. | I wish we had distinguished. |
vous | eussiez distingué | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez distingué. | I wish you had distinguished. |
ils | eussent distingué | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent distingué. | I wish they had distinguished. |
elles | eussent distingué | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent distingué. | I wish they had distinguished. |
Other Conjugations for Distinguer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb distinguer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb distinguer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb distinguer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb distinguer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb distinguer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb distinguer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb distinguer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb distinguer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb distinguer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb distinguer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb distinguer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb distinguer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb distinguer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb distinguer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb distinguer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb distinguer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb distinguer
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Distinguer – 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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