Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb hériter
Introduction to the verb hériter
The English translation of the French verb hériter is “to inherit.” It is pronounced as “ay-reh-teh.”
The word hériter comes from the Latin word “heres,” meaning “heir.” It entered the French language in the 12th century and has been used in everyday language since then.
In the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, hériter is used to express a past possibility or hypothetical situation. It is formed by using the auxiliary verb “avoir” in the Imperfect Subjunctive form followed by the past participle of hériter.
Here are three simple examples of hériter in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense with their English translations:
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Il aurait hérité de sa grand-mère s’il n’avait pas été déshérité.
(He would have inherited from his grandmother if he hadn’t been disinherited.) -
Si tu avais travaillé plus dur, tu aurais hérité de l’entreprise familiale.
(If you had worked harder, you would have inherited the family business.) -
Nous aurions hérité d’une fortune si notre ancêtre n’avait pas tout dilapidé.
(We would have inherited a fortune if our ancestor hadn’t squandered it all.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of hériter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse hérité | J’aurais aimé que je eusse hérité. | I wish I had inherited. |
tu | eusses hérité | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses hérité. | I wish you had inherited. |
il | eût hérité | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût hérité. | I wish he had inherited. |
elle | eût hérité | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût hérité. | I wish she had inherited. |
on | eût hérité | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût hérité. | I wish one had inherited. |
nous | eussions hérité | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions hérité. | I wish we had inherited. |
vous | eussiez hérité | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez hérité. | I wish you had inherited. |
ils | eussent hérité | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent hérité. | I wish they had inherited. |
elles | eussent hérité | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent hérité. | I wish they had inherited. |
Other Conjugations for Hériter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb hériter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb hériter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb hériter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb hériter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb hériter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb hériter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb hériter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb hériter
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb hériter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb hériter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb hériter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb hériter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb hériter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb hériter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb hériter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb hériter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb hériter
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Hériter – 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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