Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb hameçonner
Introduction to the verb hameçonner
The English translation of the French verb hameçonner is “to hook” or “to bait.” It is pronounced “ah-meh-soh-nay.”
Hameçonner comes from the word “hameçon,” meaning “hook,” and the suffix “-ner,” which is used to form verbs. It is most commonly used in everyday French in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, which expresses a past hypothetical action or state. This tense is formed by combining the subjunctive form of the auxiliary verb “avoir” with the past participle of the main verb.
Examples of hameçonner in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense:
- J’avais hameçonné le poisson avant que la ligne ne se casse. (I had hooked the fish before the line broke.)
- Il était évident qu’elle ne l’aurait jamais hameçonné pour un rendez-vous. (It was obvious that she would have never lured him into a date.)
- Nous avions dîné avant que le serveur ne nous ait hameçonnés avec le dessert alléchant. (We had already had dinner before the waiter baited us with the tempting dessert.)
In these examples, the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense is used to express a hypothetical past action or state. It is often used to talk about things that could have happened but did not actually occur. In the first sentence, the action of hooking the fish happened in the past but before another event (the line breaking). In the second sentence, the speaker is speculating about a possible scenario (a date) that did not actually happen. In the third sentence, the action of being baited happened after the action of having dinner, but before the speaker realized it.
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of hameçonner
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse hameçonné | Il était nécessaire que je eusse hameçonné. | It was necessary that I had hooked. |
tu | eusses hameçonné | Il était nécessaire que tu eusses hameçonné. | It was necessary that you had hooked. |
il | eût hameçonné | Il était nécessaire qu’il eût hameçonné. | It was necessary that he had hooked. |
elle | eût hameçonné | Il était nécessaire qu’elle eût hameçonné. | It was necessary that she had hooked. |
on | eût hameçonné | Il était nécessaire qu’on eût hameçonné. | It was necessary that one had hooked. |
nous | eussions hameçonné | Il était nécessaire que nous eussions hameçonné. | It was necessary that we had hooked. |
vous | eussiez hameçonné | Il était nécessaire que vous eussiez hameçonné. | It was necessary that you had hooked. |
ils | eussent hameçonné | Il était nécessaire qu’ils eussent hameçonné. | It was necessary that they had hooked. |
elles | eussent hameçonné | Il était nécessaire qu’elles eussent hameçonné. | It was necessary that they had hooked. |
Other Conjugations for Hameçonner.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb hameçonner
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb hameçonner
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb hameçonner
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb hameçonner
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb hameçonner
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb hameçonner
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb hameçonner
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb hameçonner
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb hameçonner
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb hameçonner
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb hameçonner
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb hameçonner
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb hameçonner
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb hameçonner
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb hameçonner
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb hameçonner
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb hameçonner
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Hameçonner – 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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