Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb inciter
Introduction to the verb inciter
English translation: to incite
Pronunciation: /ɛ̃.si.te/
Language origin: Inciter comes from the Old French verb inciter, which comes from the Latin word incitare, meaning “to put into rapid motion” or “to urge on.”
In everyday French, inciter is most often used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, which is a past tense used to express something that should have happened before another past event. It is often used to express regret or speculation about a past event.
Examples:
- J’aurais aimé que tu aies incité tes amis à venir à la fête. (I wish you had incited your friends to come to the party.)
- Il était important que les parents aient incité leurs enfants à étudier. (It was important for the parents to have incited their children to study.)
- Je regrette que nous n’ayons pas incité nos voisins à recycler. (I regret that we didn’t incite our neighbors to recycle.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of inciter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse incité | J’aurais aimé que je eusse incité mon ami. | I wish I had motivated my friend. |
tu | eusses incité | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses incité ton ami. | I wish you had motivated your friend. |
il | eût incité | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût incité son ami. | I wish he had motivated his friend. |
elle | eût incité | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût incité son ami. | I wish she had motivated her friend. |
on | eût incité | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût incité son ami. | I wish one had motivated their friend. |
nous | eussions incité | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions incité nos amis. | I wish we had motivated our friends. |
vous | eussiez incité | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez incité vos amis. | I wish you had motivated your friends. |
ils | eussent incité | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent incité leurs amis. | I wish they had motivated their friends. |
elles | eussent incité | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent incité leurs amis. | I wish they had motivated their friends. |
Other Conjugations for Inciter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb inciter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb inciter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb inciter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb inciter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb inciter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb inciter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb inciter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb inciter
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb inciter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb inciter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb inciter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb inciter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb inciter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb inciter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb inciter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb inciter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb inciter
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Inciter – 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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