Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb habiller
Introduction to the verb habiller
The English translation of the French verb habiller is “to dress”. It is pronounced as “ah-bee-yay”.
The verb habiller comes from the Old French word “abiller”, which originates from the Latin word “apiculare” meaning “to cover with a cloak”. It is a regular -er verb and is commonly used in everyday French to talk about putting on clothes or dressing up.
In the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, habiller is used to express an action that was completed in the past, before another action also in the past. It is often used with the subjunctive mood and the auxiliary verb “avoir”.
Here are three simple examples of habiller in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense:
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J’avais peur qu’il se soit habillé avant que je n’arrive. (I was afraid he had dressed before I arrived.)
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Elle regrettait qu’ils n’aient pas habillé le bébé plus chaudement. (She regretted that they had not dressed the baby warmer.)
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Nous étions surpris que tu n’aies pas habillé la mariée en blanc. (We were surprised that you had not dressed the bride in white.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of habiller
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse habillé | J’aurais aimé que je eusse habillé. | I wish I had dressed. |
tu | eusses habillé | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses habillé. | I wish you had dressed. |
il | eût habillé | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût habillé. | I wish he had dressed. |
elle | eût habillé | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût habillé. | I wish she had dressed. |
on | eût habillé | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût habillé. | I wish one had dressed. |
nous | eussions habillé | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions habillé. | I wish we had dressed. |
vous | eussiez habillé | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez habillé. | I wish you had dressed. |
ils | eussent habillé | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent habillé. | I wish they had dressed. |
elles | eussent habillé | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent habillé. | I wish they had dressed. |
Other Conjugations for Habiller.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb habiller
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb habiller
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb habiller
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb habiller
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb habiller
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb habiller
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb habiller
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb habiller
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb habiller
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb habiller
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb habiller
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb habiller
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb habiller
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb habiller
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb habiller
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb habiller
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb habiller
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Habiller – 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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