Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb en tirer
Introduction to the verb en tirer
The English translation of the French verb en tirer is “to draw from” or “to get from.” The infinitive form, tirer, is pronounced as “teer-ay.”
En tirer comes from the Old French word “tirer,” meaning “to draw” or “to pull.” It is most often used as a transitive verb in everyday French, meaning it requires a direct object to complete its meaning.
In the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, en tirer is used to express actions that would have taken place in the past if certain conditions had been met. It is formed by combining the subjunctive form of the auxiliary verb avoir or être with the past participle of en tirer.
Examples:
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J’aurais aimé qu’elle en ait tiré une leçon. (I would have liked her to have learned a lesson from it.)
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Si tu avais écouté mes conseils, tu en aurais tiré profit. (If you had listened to my advice, you would have benefited from it.)
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Elle doutait qu’il en eût tiré la bonne conclusion. (She doubted that he had drawn the right conclusion from it.)
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I would have liked her to have learned a lesson from it.
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If you had listened to my advice, you would have benefited from it.
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She doubted that he had drawn the right conclusion from it.
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of en tirer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse tiré | J’aurais aimé que je eusse tiré. | I wish I had taken from it. |
tu | eusses tiré | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses tiré. | I wish you had taken from it. |
il | eût tiré | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût tiré. | I wish he had taken from it. |
elle | eût tiré | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût tiré. | I wish she had taken from it. |
on | eût tiré | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût tiré. | I wish one had taken from it. |
nous | eussions tiré | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions tiré. | I wish we had taken from it. |
vous | eussiez tiré | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez tiré. | I wish you had taken from it. |
ils | eussent tiré | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent tiré. | I wish they had taken from it. |
elles | eussent tiré | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent tiré. | I wish they had taken from it. |
Other Conjugations for En Tirer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb en tirer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb en tirer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb en tirer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb en tirer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb en tirer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb en tirer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb en tirer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb en tirer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb en tirer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb en tirer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb en tirer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb en tirer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb en tirer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb en tirer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb en tirer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb en tirer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb en tirer
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En Tirer – 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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