Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb expérimenter
Introduction to the verb expérimenter
The English translation of the French verb expérimenter is “to experiment.” The infinitive form is pronounced as “eks-pey-ree-men-tey.”
Expérimenter comes from the Latin word experiri, meaning “to try” or “to test.” It entered the French language in the 14th century and has been used in its current form since the 16th century. In everyday French, expérimenter is most often used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense to express an action that took place before another past action in a hypothetical or uncertain situation.
Examples:
- J’aurais aimé que tu aies expérimenté cette nouvelle recette avant de l’essayer pour le dîner. (I wish you had experimented with this new recipe before trying it for dinner.)
- Si nous avions expérimenté cette méthode plus tôt, nous aurions peut-être évité cette catastrophe. (If we had experimented with this method earlier, we might have avoided this disaster.)
- Il était étonné que vous n’eussiez jamais expérimenté ce jeu avant. (He was surprised that you had never experimented with this game before.)
English translations:
- I wish you had experimented with this new recipe before trying it for dinner.
- If we had experimented with this method earlier, we might have avoided this disaster.
- He was surprised that you had never experimented with this game before.
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of expérimenter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse expérimenté | Si seulement j’avais eusse expérimenté plus tot. | If only I had experimented earlier. |
tu | eusses expérimenté | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses expérimenté. | I wish you had experimented. |
il | eût expérimenté | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût expérimenté. | I wish he had experimented. |
elle | eût expérimenté | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût expérimenté. | I wish she had experimented. |
on | eût expérimenté | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût expérimenté. | I wish one had experimented. |
nous | eussions expérimenté | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions expérimenté. | I wish we had experimented. |
vous | eussiez expérimenté | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez expérimenté. | I wish you had experimented. |
ils | eussent expérimenté | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent expérimenté. | I wish they had experimented. |
elles | eussent expérimenté | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent expérimenté. | I wish they had experimented. |
Other Conjugations for Expérimenter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb expérimenter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb expérimenter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb expérimenter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb expérimenter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb expérimenter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb expérimenter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb expérimenter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb expérimenter
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb expérimenter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb expérimenter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb expérimenter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb expérimenter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb expérimenter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb expérimenter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb expérimenter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb expérimenter
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Expérimenter – 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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