Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb impétrer
Introduction to the verb impétrer
The English translation of the French verb impétrer is “to obtain” or “to secure.” It is pronounced as “ahn-peh-tray.”
Impétrer comes from the Latin word “impetrare,” meaning “to obtain through entreaty.” It is most often used in everyday French in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, which is the past subjunctive tense in English. This tense is used to express actions that happened before another past action or event, or to express regret or hypothetical situations.
Example 1:
J’espérais que tu eusses impétré la permission de ton patron.
Translation: I was hoping that you had obtained permission from your boss.
Example 2:
Il était déçu que nous eussions impétré une réponse négative.
Translation: He was disappointed that we had obtained a negative response.
Example 3:
Elle avait peur qu’ils eussent impétré des informations confidentielles.
Translation: She was afraid that they had obtained confidential information.
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of impétrer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse impétré | J’aurais aimé que je eusse impétré. | I wish I had obtained. |
tu | eusses impétré | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses impétré. | I wish you had obtained. |
il | eût impétré | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût impétré. | I wish he had obtained. |
elle | eût impétré | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût impétré. | I wish she had obtained. |
on | eût impétré | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût impétré. | I wish one had obtained. |
nous | eussions impétré | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions impétré. | I wish we had obtained. |
vous | eussiez impétré | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez impétré. | I wish you had obtained. |
ils | eussent impétré | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent impétré. | I wish they had obtained. |
elles | eussent impétré | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent impétré. | I wish they had obtained. |
Other Conjugations for Impétrer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb impétrer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb impétrer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb impétrer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb impétrer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb impétrer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb impétrer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb impétrer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb impétrer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb impétrer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb impétrer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb impétrer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb impétrer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb impétrer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb impétrer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb impétrer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb impétrer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb impétrer
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Impétrer – 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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