Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb guillotiner
Introduction to the verb guillotiner
The English translation of the French verb guillotiner is “to guillotine.” It is pronounced “gee-yo-tee-nay” in the infinitive form.
The word guillotiner comes from the noun guillotine, which refers to a machine used for beheading during the French Revolution. It is most often used in everyday French to mean “to execute by guillotine.” In the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, it is used to express a hypothetical or unreal action in the past.
Example 1: J’avais peur qu’il ait été guillotiné. (I was afraid that he had been guillotined.)
Example 2: Il aurait fallu qu’ils aient été guillotinés pour que la révolution réussisse. (They would have had to be guillotined for the revolution to succeed.)
Example 3: Si j’avais su, j’aurais évité d’être guillotiné. (If I had known, I would have avoided being guillotined.)
English translations:
Example 1: I was afraid that he had been guillotined.
Example 2: They would have had to be guillotined for the revolution to succeed.
Example 3: If I had known, I would have avoided being guillotined.
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of guillotiner
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse guillotiné | J’aurais aimé que je eusse guillotiné. | I wish I had guillotined. |
tu | eusses guillotiné | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses guillotiné. | I wish you had guillotined. |
il | eût guillotiné | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût guillotiné. | I wish he had guillotined. |
elle | eût guillotiné | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût guillotiné. | I wish she had guillotined. |
on | eût guillotiné | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût guillotiné. | I wish one had guillotined. |
nous | eussions guillotiné | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions guillotiné. | I wish we had guillotined. |
vous | eussiez guillotiné | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez guillotiné. | I wish you had guillotined. |
ils | eussent guillotiné | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent guillotiné. | I wish they had guillotined. |
elles | eussent guillotiné | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent guillotiné. | I wish they had guillotined. |
Other Conjugations for Guillotiner.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb guillotiner
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb guillotiner
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb guillotiner
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb guillotiner
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb guillotiner
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb guillotiner
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb guillotiner
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb guillotiner
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb guillotiner
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb guillotiner
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb guillotiner
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb guillotiner
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb guillotiner
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb guillotiner
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb guillotiner
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb guillotiner
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Guillotiner – 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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