Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb entonner
Introduction to the verb entonner
The English translation of the French verb entonner is “to intone” or “to sing in tune.” The infinitive form is pronounced as ahn-toh-nay.
The origin of the word entonner can be traced back to the Latin word “intonare” which means “to thunder.” In everyday French, it is commonly used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, which is a past subjunctive tense that expresses a hypothetical action that happened before another past action.
Examples of entonner in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense with their English translations are:
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J’avais craint qu’il n’eût entonné la chanson avant que je n’arrive. (I had feared that he had intoned the song before I arrived.)
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Ils regrettèrent qu’elle n’eût pas entonné la mélodie avec plus de passion. (They regretted that she had not intoned the melody with more passion.)
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Il fut surpris que le choeur n’eût pas entonné le chant correctement. (He was surprised that the choir had not intoned the song correctly.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of entonner
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse entonné | J’aurais aimé que je eusse entonné. | I wish I had sung. |
tu | eusses entonné | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses entonné. | I wish you had sung. |
il | eût entonné | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût entonné. | I wish he had sung. |
elle | eût entonné | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût entonné. | I wish she had sung. |
on | eût entonné | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût entonné. | I wish one had sung. |
nous | eussions entonné | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions entonné. | I wish we had sung. |
vous | eussiez entonné | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez entonné. | I wish you had sung. |
ils | eussent entonné | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent entonné. | I wish they had sung. |
elles | eussent entonné | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent entonné. | I wish they had sung. |
Other Conjugations for Entonner.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb entonner
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb entonner
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb entonner
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb entonner
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb entonner
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb entonner
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb entonner
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb entonner
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb entonner
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb entonner
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb entonner
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb entonner
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb entonner
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb entonner
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb entonner
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb entonner
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb entonner
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Entonner – 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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