Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb incliner
Introduction to the verb incliner
The English translation of the French verb incliner is “to incline” or “to lean.”
The infinitive form of incliner is pronounced “an-klə-neh” in French.
The word incliner comes from the Latin verb inclinare, meaning “to bend” or “to lean.” In French, it is most often used in everyday language to indicate a physical inclination or leaning, but it can also be used in a figurative sense to express a preference or tendency towards something.
In the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, incliner is conjugated as follows:
J’avais incliné
Tu avais incliné
Il/elle avait incliné
Nous avions incliné
Vous aviez incliné
Ils/elles avaient incliné
Here are three simple examples of how incliner is used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense:
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Il était temps que j’eusse incliné vers une autre solution. (It was time for me to have leaned towards another solution.)
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Nous aurions préféré que vous eussiez incliné vers cette proposition. (We would have preferred for you to have inclined towards this proposal.)
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Elle regrettait que nous eussions incliné vers cette option. (She regretted that we had inclined towards this option.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of incliner
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse incliné | J’aurais aimé que je eusse incliné. | I wish I had inclined. |
tu | eusses incliné | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses incliné. | I wish you had inclined. |
il | eût incliné | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût incliné. | I wish he had inclined. |
elle | eût incliné | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût incliné. | I wish she had inclined. |
on | eût incliné | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût incliné. | I wish one had inclined. |
nous | eussions incliné | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions incliné. | I wish we had inclined. |
vous | eussiez incliné | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez incliné. | I wish you had inclined. |
ils | eussent incliné | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent incliné. | I wish they had inclined. |
elles | eussent incliné | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent incliné. | I wish they had inclined. |
Other Conjugations for Incliner.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb incliner
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb incliner
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb incliner
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb incliner
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb incliner
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb incliner
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb incliner
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb incliner
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb incliner
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb incliner
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb incliner
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb incliner
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb incliner
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb incliner
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb incliner
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb incliner
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb incliner
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Incliner – 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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