Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb esquinter
Introduction to the verb esquinter
The English translation of the French verb esquinter is “to ruin” or “to damage.” It is pronounced as “es-kan-tay.”
The word esquinter comes from the Latin word “exquadrare” meaning “to square out.” It was originally used in the sense of breaking or damaging something by cutting or chopping. Over time, it came to be used more broadly to refer to any kind of damage or ruin.
In everyday French, esquinter is most often used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense to express a hypothetical or unreal past action. This tense is formed by using the auxiliary verb “avoir” or “être” in the Plus-que-parfait tense and adding the past participle of esquinter, which is “esquinté.”
Here are 3 simple examples of esquinter in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, with their respective English translations:
- J’aurais aimé qu’il n’ait pas esquinté ma voiture. (I would have liked for him to not have ruined my car.)
- Si tu avais bien pris soin du vase, tu ne l’aurais pas esquinté. (If you had taken good care of the vase, you wouldn’t have ruined it.)
- Il aurait fallu que je ne les laisse pas esquinter nos plans. (I should have not let them ruin our plans.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of esquinter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse esquinté | J’aurais aimé que je eusse esquinté. | I wish I had injured. |
tu | eusses esquinté | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses esquinté. | I wish you had injured. |
il | eût esquinté | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût esquinté. | I wish he had injured. |
elle | eût esquinté | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût esquinté. | I wish she had injured. |
on | eût esquinté | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût esquinté. | I wish one had injured. |
nous | eussions esquinté | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions esquinté. | I wish we had injured. |
vous | eussiez esquinté | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez esquinté. | I wish you had injured. |
ils | eussent esquinté | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent esquinté. | I wish they had injured. |
elles | eussent esquinté | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent esquinté. | I wish they had injured. |
Other Conjugations for Esquinter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb esquinter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb esquinter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb esquinter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb esquinter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb esquinter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb esquinter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb esquinter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb esquinter
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb esquinter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb esquinter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb esquinter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb esquinter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb esquinter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb esquinter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb esquinter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb esquinter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb esquinter
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Esquinter – 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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