Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb initialer
Introduction to the verb initialer
The English translation of the French verb initialer is “to initial.” It is pronounced as “ee-nee-tee-ah-lay” in its infinitive form.
The word initialer comes from the French noun “initiale,” which means “initial.” It is most often used in everyday French to refer to the act of writing one’s initials on a document or object. In the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, it is typically used in formal writing or in legal documents.
Here are three simple examples of how initialer is used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, along with their English translations:
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Il fallait que j’aie initialé chaque page du contrat avant de le soumettre. (I had to have initialed each page of the contract before submitting it.)
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Le notaire a vérifié que les parties avaient toutes initialé le document avant de le signer. (The notary checked that all parties had initialed the document before signing it.)
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Il aurait fallu que vous eussiez initialé votre nom sur le chèque avant de l’envoyer. (You should have initialed your name on the check before sending it.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of initialer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse initialé | J’aurais aimé que je eusse initialé. | I wish I had initialed. |
tu | eusses initialé | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses initialé. | I wish you had initialed. |
il | eût initialé | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût initialé. | I wish he had initialed. |
elle | eût initialé | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût initialé. | I wish she had initialed. |
on | eût initialé | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût initialé. | I wish one had initialed. |
nous | eussions initialé | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions initialé. | I wish we had initialed. |
vous | eussiez initialé | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez initialé. | I wish you had initialed. |
ils | eussent initialé | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent initialé. | I wish they had initialed. |
elles | eussent initialé | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent initialé. | I wish they had initialed. |
Other Conjugations for Initialer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb initialer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb initialer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb initialer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb initialer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb initialer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb initialer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb initialer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb initialer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb initialer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb initialer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb initialer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb initialer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb initialer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb initialer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb initialer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb initialer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb initialer
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Initialer – 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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