Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb doubler
Introduction to the verb doubler
The English translation of the French verb doubler is “to double.” The infinitive form is pronounced as “doo-blay.”
The word doubler is derived from the Old French term “dubler,” meaning “to double.” It is most often used in everyday French to express the action of multiplying or increasing something by two.
In the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, doubler is used to express a hypothetical situation that occurred before another past event. It is formed by conjugating the auxiliary verb avoir or être in the Subjonctif Imparfait tense, followed by the past participle of doubler.
Three simple examples of its usage in this tense are:
- J’avais douté que tu aies doublé tes efforts pour réussir. (I had doubted that you had doubled your efforts to succeed.)
- Il était dommage qu’elle n’ait pas doublé son investissement avant la crise économique. (It was a shame that she had not doubled her investment before the economic crisis.)
- Nous étions contents que vous ayez doublé le nombre de participants à l’événement. (We were happy that you had doubled the number of participants in the event.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of doubler
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse doublé | J’aurais aimé que je eusse doublé. | I wish I had doubled. |
tu | eusses doublé | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses doublé. | I wish you had doubled. |
il | eût doublé | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût doublé. | I wish he had doubled. |
elle | eût doublé | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût doublé. | I wish she had doubled. |
on | eût doublé | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût doublé. | I wish one had doubled. |
nous | eussions doublé | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions doublé. | I wish we had doubled. |
vous | eussiez doublé | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez doublé. | I wish you had doubled. |
ils | eussent doublé | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent doublé. | I wish they had doubled. |
elles | eussent doublé | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent doublé. | I wish they had doubled. |
Other Conjugations for Doubler.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb doubler
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb doubler
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb doubler
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb doubler
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb doubler
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb doubler
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb doubler
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb doubler
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb doubler
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb doubler
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb doubler
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb doubler
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb doubler
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb doubler
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb doubler
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb doubler
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb doubler
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Doubler – 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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