Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb identifier
Introduction to the verb identifier
The English translation of the French verb identifier is “to identify.” It is pronounced as “ee-dehn-tee-fee-yay” in its infinitive form.
The word identifier comes from the Latin word “identificare,” which means “to make similar.” It entered the French language in the late 18th century and has been used to refer to the act of recognizing or establishing the identity of someone or something.
In everyday French, the verb identifier is often used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, which is the past subjunctive tense. This tense is used to express hypothetical or uncertain actions that took place before another past action. It is commonly used in formal or literary language.
Examples of its usage in this tense include:
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J’espérais que tu eusses identifié le voleur avant qu’il ne s’échappe. (I was hoping that you had identified the thief before he escaped.)
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Nous aurions dû identifier les risques avant de prendre notre décision. (We should have identified the risks before making our decision.)
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Il est possible que la police ait identifié le suspect grâce à des empreintes digitales. (It is possible that the police identified the suspect thanks to fingerprints.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of identifier
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse identifié | J’aurais aimé que je eusse identifié. | I wish I had identified. |
tu | eusses identifié | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses identifié. | I wish you had identified. |
il | eût identifié | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût identifié. | I wish he had identified. |
elle | eût identifié | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût identifié. | I wish she had identified. |
on | eût identifié | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût identifié. | I wish one had identified. |
nous | eussions identifié | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions identifié. | I wish we had identified. |
vous | eussiez identifié | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez identifié. | I wish you had identified. |
ils | eussent identifié | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent identifié. | I wish they had identified. |
elles | eussent identifié | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent identifié. | I wish they had identified. |
Other Conjugations for Identifier.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb identifier
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb identifier
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb identifier
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb identifier
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb identifier
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb identifier
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb identifier
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb identifier
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb identifier
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb identifier
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb identifier
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb identifier
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb identifier
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb identifier
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb identifier
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb identifier
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb identifier
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Identifier – 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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