Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb douter
Introduction to the verb douter
The English translation of the French verb douter is “to doubt.” It is pronounced as “doo-ter” in the infinitive form.
The verb douter comes from the Latin word “dubitare” which means “to hesitate, to doubt.” In everyday French, it is most commonly used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, which is the past subjunctive tense.
Here are three simple examples of how douter is used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense with their respective English translations:
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J’avais douté qu’il vienne à la fête. (I had doubted that he would come to the party.)
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Elle avait douté que nous ayons réussi. (She had doubted that we had succeeded.)
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Ils avaient douté qu’elle ait compris le concept. (They had doubted that she had understood the concept.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of douter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse douté | J’aurais aimé que je eusse douté. | I wish I had doubted. |
tu | eusses douté | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses douté. | I wish you had doubted. |
il | eût douté | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût douté. | I wish he had doubted. |
elle | eût douté | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût douté. | I wish she had doubted. |
on | eût douté | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût douté. | I wish one had doubted. |
nous | eussions douté | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions douté. | I wish we had doubted. |
vous | eussiez douté | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez douté. | I wish you had doubted. |
ils | eussent douté | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent douté. | I wish they had doubted. |
elles | eussent douté | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent douté. | I wish they had doubted. |
Other Conjugations for Douter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb douter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb douter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb douter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb douter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb douter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb douter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb douter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb douter
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb douter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb douter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb douter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb douter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb douter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb douter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb douter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb douter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb douter
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Douter – 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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