Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb incarcérer
Introduction to the verb incarcérer
The English translation of the French verb incarcérer is “to incarcerate” or “to imprison.” The infinitive form is pronounced as “an-kar-se-ray.”
The word “incarcérer” comes from the Latin word “incarcerare,” meaning “to imprison.” It entered the French language in the 15th century.
In everyday French, incarcérer is most often used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense to express a past event that was hypothetical or imagined. It is formed by combining the subjunctive form of the auxiliary verb “avoir” or “être” with the past participle of incarcérer.
Here are three simple examples of incarcérer in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense with their respective English translations:
- J’avais craint qu’il n’eût été incarcéré. (I had feared that he had been incarcerated.)
- Elle avait peur que son frère n’eût été incarcéré à tort. (She was afraid that her brother had been wrongly incarcerated.)
- Nous avions espéré qu’ils eussent été incarcérés pour leurs crimes. (We had hoped that they had been incarcerated for their crimes.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of incarcérer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse incarcéré | J’aurais aimé que je eusse incarcéré. | I wish I had incarcerated. |
tu | eusses incarcéré | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses incarcéré. | I wish you had incarcerated. |
il | eût incarcéré | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût incarcéré. | I wish he had incarcerated. |
elle | eût incarcéré | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût incarcéré. | I wish she had incarcerated. |
on | eût incarcéré | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût incarcéré. | I wish one had incarcerated. |
nous | eussions incarcéré | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions incarcéré. | I wish we had incarcerated. |
vous | eussiez incarcéré | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez incarcéré. | I wish you had incarcerated. |
ils | eussent incarcéré | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent incarcéré. | I wish they had incarcerated. |
elles | eussent incarcéré | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent incarcéré. | I wish they had incarcerated. |
Other Conjugations for Incarcérer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb incarcérer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb incarcérer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb incarcérer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb incarcérer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb incarcérer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb incarcérer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb incarcérer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb incarcérer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb incarcérer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb incarcérer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb incarcérer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb incarcérer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb incarcérer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb incarcérer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb incarcérer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb incarcérer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb incarcérer
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Incarcérer – 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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