Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb féconder
Introduction to the verb féconder
The English translation of the French verb féconder is “to fertilize.” The infinitive form of féconder is pronounced “fay-kon-deh.”
The word féconder comes from the Latin word “fecundare,” which means “to make fruitful.” It is most often used in everyday French in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, which is a past tense used to express a hypothetical or uncertain action in the past.
Three examples of féconder in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense with their English translations are:
- J’avais craint qu’il n’eût fécondé toutes les fleurs. (I had feared that he had fertilized all the flowers.)
- Il avait fallu que tu eusses fécondé les plantes avant l’arrivée de l’été. (You had to have fertilized the plants before the arrival of summer.)
- Nous avions souhaité que vous eussiez fécondé les champs avant la pluie. (We had hoped that you had fertilized the fields before the rain.)
In these examples, the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense is used to express a past hypothetical action or wish, where féconder is the action being considered.
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of féconder
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse fécondé | J’aurais aimé que je eusse fécondé. | I wish I had fertilized. |
tu | eusses fécondé | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses fécondé. | I wish you had fertilized. |
il | eût fécondé | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût fécondé. | I wish he had fertilized. |
elle | eût fécondé | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût fécondé. | I wish she had fertilized. |
on | eût fécondé | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût fécondé. | I wish one had fertilized. |
nous | eussions fécondé | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions fécondé. | I wish we had fertilized. |
vous | eussiez fécondé | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez fécondé. | I wish you had fertilized. |
ils | eussent fécondé | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent fécondé. | I wish they had fertilized. |
elles | eussent fécondé | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent fécondé. | I wish they had fertilized. |
Other Conjugations for Féconder.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb féconder
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb féconder
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb féconder
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb féconder
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb féconder
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb féconder
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb féconder
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb féconder
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb féconder
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb féconder
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb féconder
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb féconder
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb féconder
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb féconder
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb féconder
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb féconder
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb féconder
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Féconder – 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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