Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fenêtrer
Introduction to the verb fenêtrer
The English translation of the French verb fenêtrer is “to window” or “to put windows in.” It is pronounced as “feh-neh-tray.”
The word fenêtrer is derived from the French noun fenêtre, meaning “window.” It is most often used in everyday French in the subjonctif plus-que-parfait tense, which is the past subjunctive tense and is used to express actions or events that are hypothetical, uncertain, or contrary to reality in the past.
Here are three examples of fenêtrer in the subjonctif plus-que-parfait tense:
- Il fallait que tu eusses fenêtré la chambre avant que je rentre. (You had to have put windows in the room before I come back.)
- Nous aurions aimé que vous eussiez fenêtré la maison avant la saison des pluies. (We would have liked for you to have put windows in the house before the rainy season.)
- Il aurait été préférable que les ouvriers eussent fenêtré les bâtiments avant l’arrivée de l’hiver. (It would have been preferable for the workers to have put windows in the buildings before the arrival of winter.)
English translations:
- You needed to have put windows in the room before I came back.
- We would have liked for you to have put windows in the house before the rainy season.
- It would have been preferable for the workers to have put windows in the buildings before the arrival of winter.
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of fenêtrer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse fenêtré | J’aurais aimé que je eusse fenêtré. | I wish I had put windows in. |
tu | eusses fenêtré | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses fenêtré. | I wish you had put windows in. |
il | eût fenêtré | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût fenêtré. | I wish he had put windows in. |
elle | eût fenêtré | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût fenêtré. | I wish she had put windows in. |
on | eût fenêtré | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût fenêtré. | I wish one had put windows in. |
nous | eussions fenêtré | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions fenêtré. | I wish we had put windows in. |
vous | eussiez fenêtré | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez fenêtré. | I wish you had put windows in. |
ils | eussent fenêtré | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent fenêtré. | I wish they had put windows in. |
elles | eussent fenêtré | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent fenêtré. | I wish they had put windows in. |
Other Conjugations for Fenêtrer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb fenêtrer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fenêtrer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fenêtrer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fenêtrer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fenêtrer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fenêtrer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fenêtrer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fenêtrer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fenêtrer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fenêtrer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fenêtrer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fenêtrer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fenêtrer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fenêtrer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fenêtrer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fenêtrer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fenêtrer
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Fenêtrer – 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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