Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ester
Introduction to the verb ester
The English translation of the French verb ester is “to be.” It is pronounced “eh-stay.”
The origin of the French word ester can be traced back to the Latin word “stare” meaning “to stand.” In Old French, it evolved into “estre,” which eventually became “être” in modern French. In everyday French, the verb ester is most commonly used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, which is the past subjunctive tense. This tense is used to express something that had happened in the past before another past event.
Here are three simple examples of its usage in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense with their English translations:
- J’étais content que tu sois arrivé à l’heure. (I was happy that you had arrived on time.)
- Il était important que nous soyons là pour le soutenir. (It was important that we were there to support him.)
- Elle était ravie que vous fussiez venus à sa fête. (She was delighted that you had come to her party.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of ester
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse esté | J’aurais aimé que je eusse esté là. | I wish I had been there. |
tu | eusses esté | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses esté là. | I wish you had been there. |
il | eût esté | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût esté là. | I wish he had been there. |
elle | eût esté | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût esté là. | I wish she had been there. |
on | eût esté | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût esté là. | I wish one had been there. |
nous | eussions esté | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions esté là. | I wish we had been there. |
vous | eussiez esté | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez esté là. | I wish you had been there. |
ils | eussent esté | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent esté là. | I wish they had been there. |
elles | eussent esté | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent esté là. | I wish they had been there. |
Other Conjugations for Ester.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb ester
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ester
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ester
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ester
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ester
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ester
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ester
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ester
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ester
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ester
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ester
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ester
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ester
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ester
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ester
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ester
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ester
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Ester – 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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