Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb inactiver
Introduction to the verb inactiver
The English translation of the French verb inactiver is “to deactivate” or “to disable.” The infinitive form, inactiver, is pronounced as [ee-nak-tee-vey].
The word inactiver comes from the Latin root “in-” meaning “not” and “activus” meaning “active.” It is most commonly used in everyday French to refer to the action of stopping or ceasing an activity or function.
In the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, inactiver is used to express a past hypothetical action that was completed before another past action. It is often used in formal or literary contexts.
Here are three examples of inactiver in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense with their English translations:
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J’aurais aimé que vous ayez inactivé le système avant qu’il ne tombe en panne. (I wish you had deactivated the system before it broke down.)
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Il aurait fallu que tu aies inactivé ton compte avant de partir en voyage. (You should have deactivated your account before going on a trip.)
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Elle aurait préféré qu’ils aient inactivé les caméras de surveillance avant d’entrer dans la salle. (She would have preferred if they had deactivated the surveillance cameras before entering the room.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of inactiver
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse inactivé | J’aurais aimé que je eusse inactivé cette option. | I wish I had deactivated this option. |
tu | eusses inactivé | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses inactivé cette option. | I wish you had deactivated this option. |
il | eût inactivé | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût inactivé cette option. | I wish he had deactivated this option. |
elle | eût inactivé | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût inactivé cette option. | I wish she had deactivated this option. |
on | eût inactivé | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût inactivé cette option. | I wish one had deactivated this option. |
nous | eussions inactivé | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions inactivé cette option. | I wish we had deactivated this option. |
vous | eussiez inactivé | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez inactivé cette option. | I wish you had deactivated this option. |
ils | eussent inactivé | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent inactivé cette option. | I wish they had deactivated this option. |
elles | eussent inactivé | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent inactivé cette option. | I wish they had deactivated this option. |
Other Conjugations for Inactiver.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb inactiver
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb inactiver
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb inactiver
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb inactiver
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb inactiver
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb inactiver
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb inactiver
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb inactiver
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb inactiver
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb inactiver
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb inactiver
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb inactiver
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb inactiver
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb inactiver
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb inactiver
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb inactiver
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb inactiver
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Inactiver – 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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