Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb habiter
Introduction to the verb habiter
The English translation of the French verb habiter is “to live” or “to inhabit.” The infinitive form, habiter, is pronounced ah-bee-tay.
The word habiter comes from the Latin verb habitare, meaning “to dwell” or “to inhabit.” It entered the French language in the 12th century.
In everyday French, the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense is used to express a hypothetical or uncertain action that happened before another past action. In this tense, habiter is often used to talk about where someone lived in the past.
Example 1: J’aurais aimé qu’il eût habité dans ce quartier avant son déménagement. (I wish he had lived in this neighborhood before moving.)
Example 2: Il aurait fallu que tu eusses habité à Paris pour comprendre sa culture. (You would have had to live in Paris to understand its culture.)
Example 3: Si elle m’avait dit qu’elle eût habité en France, je l’aurais invitée à pratiquer son français avec moi. (If she had told me she had lived in France, I would have invited her to practice her French with me.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of habiter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse habité | J’aurais aimé que je eusse habité ici. | I wish I had lived here. |
tu | eusses habit | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses habit ici. | I wish you had lived here. |
il | eût habit | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût habit ici. | I wish he had lived here. |
elle | eût habit | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût habit ici. | I wish she had lived here. |
on | eût habit | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût habit ici. | I wish one had lived here. |
nous | eussions habit | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions habit ici. | I wish we had lived here. |
vous | eussiez habit | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez habit ici. | I wish you had lived here. |
ils | eussent habit | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent habit ici. | I wish they had lived here. |
elles | eussent habit | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent habit ici. | I wish they had lived here. |
Other Conjugations for Habiter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb habiter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb habiter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb habiter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb habiter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb habiter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb habiter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb habiter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb habiter
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb habiter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb habiter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb habiter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb habiter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb habiter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb habiter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb habiter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb habiter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb habiter
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Habiter – 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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