Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb importuner
Introduction to the verb importuner
The English translation of the French verb importuner is “to bother” or “to pester.” It is pronounced “im-por-tu-nay.”
The origin of importuner can be traced back to the Latin word importunus, meaning “inconvenient” or “troublesome.” In everyday French, it is most often used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, which is a past tense used to express a hypothetical or unreal situation in the past.
Here are 3 examples of importuner used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense with their English translations:
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Il fallait que tu eusses importuné les voisins avec ta musique hier soir. (You must have bothered the neighbors with your music last night.)
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Elle aurait préféré que je n’eusse pas importuné son petit ami pendant sa visite. (She would have preferred if I hadn’t bothered her boyfriend during his visit.)
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Ils auraient aimé que nous eussions arrêté de les importuner avec nos demandes incessantes. (They would have liked us to stop pestering them with our constant requests.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of importuner
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse importuné | Si seulement je eusse importuné… | If only I had bothered… |
tu | eusses importuné | Si seulement tu eusses importuné… | If only you had bothered… |
il | eût importuné | Si seulement il eût importuné… | If only he had bothered… |
elle | eût importuné | Si seulement elle eût importuné… | If only she had bothered… |
on | eût importuné | Si seulement on eût importuné… | If only one had bothered… |
nous | eussions importuné | Si seulement nous eussions importuné… | If only we had bothered… |
vous | eussiez importuné | Si seulement vous eussiez importuné… | If only you had bothered… |
ils | eussent importuné | Si seulement ils eussent importuné… | If only they had bothered… |
elles | eussent importuné | Si seulement elles eussent importuné… | If only they had bothered… |
Other Conjugations for Importuner.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb importuner
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb importuner
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb importuner
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb importuner
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb importuner
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb importuner
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb importuner
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb importuner
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb importuner
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb importuner
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb importuner
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb importuner
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb importuner
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb importuner
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb importuner
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb importuner
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb importuner
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Importuner – 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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