Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fluctuer
Introduction to the verb fluctuer
The English translation of the French verb fluctuer is “to fluctuate.” It is pronounced as “floo-ktyu-ey” in its infinitive form.
Fluctuer comes from the Latin word “fluctuare,” meaning “to wave” or “to fluctuate.” It is a regular -er verb and is most often used in everyday French to express changes or variations in a situation or quantity.
In the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, fluctuer is used to express actions or states that could have happened in the past but did not, often with a sense of regret or uncertainty. It is formed by using the auxiliary verb “avoir” or “être” in the imparfait tense, followed by the past participle of fluctuer.
Here are three examples of its usage in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, with their respective English translations:
- J’aurais aimé que les prix ne fluctuent pas autant. (I wish the prices hadn’t fluctuated so much.)
- Si tu avais suivi mes conseils, tu n’aurais pas fluctué entre différents choix. (If you had followed my advice, you wouldn’t have fluctuated between different options.)
- Nous aurions préféré qu’il n’y ait pas de fluctuations de température pendant notre voyage. (We would have preferred if there were no fluctuations in temperature during our trip.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of fluctuer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse fluctué | J’aurais aimé que je eusse fluctué. | I wish I had fluctuated. |
tu | eusses fluctué | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses fluctué. | I wish you had fluctuated. |
il | eût fluctué | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût fluctué. | I wish he had fluctuated. |
elle | eût fluctué | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût fluctué. | I wish she had fluctuated. |
on | eût fluctué | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût fluctué. | I wish one had fluctuated. |
nous | eussions fluctué | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions fluctué. | I wish we had fluctuated. |
vous | eussiez fluctué | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez fluctué. | I wish you had fluctuated. |
ils | eussent fluctué | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent fluctué. | I wish they had fluctuated. |
elles | eussent fluctué | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent fluctué. | I wish they had fluctuated. |
Other Conjugations for Fluctuer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb fluctuer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fluctuer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fluctuer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fluctuer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fluctuer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fluctuer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fluctuer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fluctuer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fluctuer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fluctuer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fluctuer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fluctuer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fluctuer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fluctuer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fluctuer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fluctuer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fluctuer
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Fluctuer – 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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