Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb excentrer
Introduction to the verb excentrer
The English translation of the French verb excentrer is “to decentralize” or “to move away from the center.” It is pronounced as “eks-sahn-tray.”
The word excentrer is derived from the Latin word “excentrare” which means “to remove from the center.” It is most often used in everyday French to describe the act of moving away from a central point or shifting focus away from something.
In the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, excentrer is used to express a hypothetical or uncertain past action. It is formed by using the auxiliary verb “avoir” or “être” in the Plus-que-parfait tense followed by the past participle of excentrer.
Here are three simple examples of excentrer in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense with their English translations:
- J’aurais excentré les meubles si j’avais su que tu voulais danser. (I would have moved the furniture if I had known you wanted to dance.)
- Elle aurait excentré toute son attention sur le projet si elle n’avait pas été interrompue. (She would have shifted all her focus on the project if she hadn’t been interrupted.)
- Nous serions excentrés de la ville si nous avions trouvé une maison à la campagne. (We would have moved away from the city if we had found a house in the countryside.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of excentrer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse excentré | J’aurais aimé que je eusse excentré. | I wish I had centered. |
tu | eusses excentré | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses excentré. | I wish you had centered. |
il | eût excentré | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût excentré. | I wish he had centered. |
elle | eût excentré | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût excentré. | I wish she had centered. |
on | eût excentré | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût excentré. | I wish one had centered. |
nous | eussions excentré | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions excentré. | I wish we had centered. |
vous | eussiez excentré | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez excentré. | I wish you had centered. |
ils | eussent excentré | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent excentré. | I wish they had centered. |
elles | eussent excentré | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent excentré. | I wish they had centered. |
Other Conjugations for Excentrer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb excentrer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb excentrer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb excentrer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb excentrer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb excentrer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb excentrer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb excentrer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb excentrer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb excentrer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb excentrer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb excentrer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb excentrer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb excentrer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb excentrer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb excentrer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb excentrer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb excentrer
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Excentrer – 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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