Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb exceller
Introduction to the verb exceller
The English translation of the French verb exceller is “to excel,” and it is pronounced as “ehk-seh-leh.”
The word “exceller” comes from the Latin word “excelsus,” meaning “high” or “elevated.” In everyday French, it is most often used to describe someone who is highly skilled or talented in a particular area, or to express that someone or something surpasses others in quality or performance.
In the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, exceller is used to express a past action that was completed before another past action. This tense is formed by using the auxiliary verb “avoir” or “être” in the imparfait tense, followed by the past participle of exceller (i.e. excelle).
Here are three simple examples of its usage in this tense with their respective English translations:
- J’aurais excelle dans ce domaine si j’avais eu plus de temps. (I would have excelled in this field if I had had more time.)
- Nous serions excelle si nous avions suivi les conseils de notre coach. (We would have excelled if we had followed our coach’s advice.)
- Elle aurait excelle dans cette compétition si elle n’avait pas eu de blessure. (She would have excelled in this competition if she hadn’t been injured.)
In all of these examples, the verb exceller is used to describe a hypothetical past action that was not realized due to certain circumstances.
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of exceller
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse excellé | J’aurais aimé que je eusse excellé. | I wish I had excelled. |
tu | eusses excellé | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses excellé. | I wish you had excelled. |
il | eût excellé | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût excellé. | I wish he had excelled. |
elle | eût excellé | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût excellé. | I wish she had excelled. |
on | eût excellé | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût excellé. | I wish one had excelled. |
nous | eussions excellé | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions excellé. | I wish we had excelled. |
vous | eussiez excellé | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez excellé. | I wish you had excelled. |
ils | eussent excellé | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent excellé. | I wish they had excelled. |
elles | eussent excellé | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent excellé. | I wish they had excelled. |
Other Conjugations for Exceller.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb exceller
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb exceller
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb exceller
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb exceller
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb exceller
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb exceller
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb exceller
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb exceller
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb exceller
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb exceller
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb exceller
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb exceller
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb exceller
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb exceller
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb exceller
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb exceller
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb exceller
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Exceller – 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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