Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb escompter
Introduction to the verb escompter
The English translation of the French verb escompter is “to anticipate” or “to expect”. The infinitive form of escompter is pronounced “es-kom-ptay”.
The word escompter comes from the Old French word “escompt”, meaning “to count, reckon”. It was originally used in the financial sense, referring to the practice of deducting a certain percentage from the face value of a bill or loan in exchange for immediate payment. Over time, the word came to be used in a more general sense of predicting or expecting something to happen.
In everyday French, escompter is often used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, which is used to express actions or events that were expected to happen in the past. It is commonly used with the conjunction “que” to introduce a subordinate clause.
- Ils étaient certainement partis avant que je n’eusse pu venir. (They had certainly left before I could come.)
- J’ai eu la triste nouvelle que ma grand-mère fût décédée. (I received the sad news that my grandmother had passed away.)
- Le professeur était déçu que ses élèves n’eussent pas bien réussi l’examen. (The teacher was disappointed that his students had not done well on the exam.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of escompter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse escompté | J’aurais aimé que je eusse escompté. | I wish I had discounted. |
tu | eusses escompté | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses escompté. | I wish you had discounted. |
il | eût escompté | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût escompté. | I wish he had discounted. |
elle | eût escompté | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût escompté. | I wish she had discounted. |
on | eût escompté | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût escompté. | I wish one had discounted. |
nous | eussions escompté | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions escompté. | I wish we had discounted. |
vous | eussiez escompté | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez escompté. | I wish you had discounted. |
ils | eussent escompté | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent escompté. | I wish they had discounted. |
elles | eussent escompté | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent escompté. | I wish they had discounted. |
Other Conjugations for Escompter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb escompter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb escompter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb escompter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb escompter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb escompter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb escompter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb escompter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb escompter
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb escompter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb escompter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb escompter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb escompter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb escompter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb escompter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb escompter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb escompter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb escompter
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Escompter – 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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