Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb heurter
Introduction to the verb heurter
The English translation of the French verb heurter is “to bump into” or “to collide with”. It is pronounced “euhr-tay”.
The language origin of heurter can be traced back to the Old French verb “heurtier”, meaning “to push, jostle, strike”. It comes from the Latin word “urtare”, meaning “to strike, collide”.
In everyday French, heurter is most often used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense to express a past action or event that is uncertain or hypothetical. This tense is formed by using the auxiliary verb “avoir” or “être” in the Subjonctif Imparfait followed by the past participle of the main verb.
Here are three simple examples of heurter in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense with their English translations:
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J’espérais que tu n’eusses pas heurté le mur.
Translation: I hoped that you had not bumped into the wall. -
Il était possible que nous eussions heurté un animal en conduisant.
Translation: It was possible that we had collided with an animal while driving. -
Je craignais qu’ils ne fussent heurtés par la violence de la tempête.
Translation: I feared that they had been struck by the violence of the storm.
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of heurter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse heurté | Si j’avais su, je eusse heurté la voiture. | If I had known, I would have hit the car. |
tu | eusses heurté | Si tu avais su, tu eusses heurté la voiture. | If you had known, you would have hit the car. |
il | eût heurté | Si il avait su, il eût heurté la voiture. | If he had known, he would have hit the car. |
elle | eût heurté | Si elle avait su, elle eût heurté la voiture. | If she had known, she would have hit the car. |
on | eût heurté | Si on avait su, on eût heurté la voiture. | If one had known, one would have hit the car. |
nous | eussions heurté | Si nous avions su, nous eussions heurté la voiture. | If we had known, we would have hit the car. |
vous | eussiez heurté | Si vous aviez su, vous eussiez heurté la voiture. | If you had known, you would have hit the car. |
ils | eussent heurté | Si ils avaient su, ils eussent heurté la voiture. | If they had known, they would have hit the car. |
elles | eussent heurté | Si elles avaient su, elles eussent heurté la voiture. | If they had known, they would have hit the car. |
Other Conjugations for Heurter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb heurter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb heurter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb heurter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb heurter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb heurter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb heurter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb heurter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb heurter
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb heurter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb heurter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb heurter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb heurter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb heurter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb heurter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb heurter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb heurter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb heurter
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Heurter – 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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