Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb illuminer
Introduction to the verb illuminer
The English translation of the French verb illuminer is “to illuminate” or “to light up.” It is pronounced “ee-loo-mee-nay.”
The language origin of illuminer comes from the Latin word “illuminare,” meaning “to light up” or “to enlighten.” In everyday French, it is most often used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, which is the literary past subjunctive tense. This tense is used to express an action that occurred before another action in the past.
Three simple examples of its usage in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense are:
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J’aurais aimé que tu aies illuminé la pièce avant que je n’arrive. (I wish you had illuminated the room before I arrived.)
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Il fallait que nous eussions illuminé la scène avant que le concert ne commence. (We had to illuminate the stage before the concert started.)
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Elle aurait voulu que vous ayez illuminé le jardin pour la fête. (She would have liked you to illuminate the garden for the party.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of illuminer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse illuminé | J’aurais aimé que je eusse illuminé. | I wish I had illuminated. |
tu | eusses illuminé | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses illuminé. | I wish you had illuminated. |
il | eût illuminé | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût illuminé. | I wish he had illuminated. |
elle | eût illuminé | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût illuminé. | I wish she had illuminated. |
on | eût illuminé | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût illuminé. | I wish one had illuminated. |
nous | eussions illuminé | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions illuminé. | I wish we had illuminated. |
vous | eussiez illuminé | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez illuminé. | I wish you had illuminated. |
ils | eussent illuminé | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent illuminé. | I wish they had illuminated. |
elles | eussent illuminé | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent illuminé. | I wish they had illuminated. |
Other Conjugations for Illuminer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb illuminer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb illuminer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb illuminer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb illuminer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb illuminer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb illuminer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb illuminer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb illuminer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb illuminer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb illuminer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb illuminer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb illuminer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb illuminer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb illuminer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb illuminer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb illuminer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb illuminer
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Illuminer – 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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