Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb exprimer
Introduction to the verb exprimer
The English translation of the French verb exprimer is “to express.” It is pronounced as “eks-pree-mey” in its infinitive form.
The language origin of exprimer comes from the Latin word “exprimere,” which means “to press out.” This verb is often used in everyday French in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, which expresses a past action that would have happened if certain conditions had been met.
Here are three simple examples of exprimer in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, with their respective English translations:
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J’aurais exprimé mes sentiments si j’avais eu le courage. (I would have expressed my feelings if I had had the courage.)
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Tu aurais exprimé ta colère si tu avais su la vérité. (You would have expressed your anger if you had known the truth.)
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Elle aurait bien aimé que je lui exprime mon soutien. (She would have appreciated if I had expressed my support to her.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of exprimer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse exprimé | J’aurais aimé que je eusse exprimé. | I wish I had expressed. |
tu | eusses exprimé | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses exprimé. | I wish you had expressed. |
il | eût exprimé | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût exprimé. | I wish he had expressed. |
elle | eût exprimé | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût exprimé. | I wish she had expressed. |
on | eût exprimé | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût exprimé. | I wish one had expressed. |
nous | eussions exprimé | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions exprimé. | I wish we had expressed. |
vous | eussiez exprimé | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez exprimé. | I wish you had expressed. |
ils | eussent exprimé | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent exprimé. | I wish they had expressed. |
elles | eussent exprimé | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent exprimé. | I wish they had expressed. |
Other Conjugations for Exprimer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb exprimer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb exprimer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb exprimer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb exprimer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb exprimer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb exprimer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb exprimer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb exprimer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb exprimer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb exprimer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb exprimer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb exprimer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb exprimer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb exprimer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb exprimer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb exprimer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb exprimer
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Exprimer – 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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