Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb innocenter
Introduction to the verb innocenter
The English translation of the French verb innocenter is “to exonerate” or “to declare innocent.” The infinitive form of the verb is pronounced “ee-noh-son-tey.”
The word innocenter comes from the Latin word “innocentare,” meaning “to declare innocent.” It entered the French language in the 15th century and has since evolved into its current usage.
In everyday French, the verb innocenter is most often used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense to express a past action that could have or should have been done. This tense is formed by using the past subjunctive form of the auxiliary verb “avoir” or “être” followed by the past participle of the main verb. It is often used to express regret, doubt, or hypothesis in the past.
Here are three examples of the verb innocenter used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense with their English translations:
- Il fallait que je l’innocente avant qu’il ne soit condamné. (I had to exonerate him before he was convicted.)
- Nous aurions dû innocenter le suspect avant de rendre notre verdict. (We should have declared the suspect innocent before giving our verdict.)
- Il était possible qu’elle l’innocente si elle avait témoigné en sa faveur. (It was possible that she would have declared him innocent if she had testified in his favor.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of innocenter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse innocenté | J’aurais voulu que je eusse innocenté. | I wish I had exonerated. |
tu | eusses innocenté | J’aurais voulu que tu eusses innocenté. | I wish you had exonerated. |
il | eût innocenté | J’aurais voulu qu’il eût innocenté. | I wish he had exonerated. |
elle | eût innocenté | J’aurais voulu qu’elle eût innocenté. | I wish she had exonerated. |
on | eût innocenté | J’aurais voulu qu’on eût innocenté. | I wish one had exonerated. |
nous | eussions innocenté | J’aurais voulu que nous eussions innocenté. | I wish we had exonerated. |
vous | eussiez innocenté | J’aurais voulu que vous eussiez innocenté. | I wish you had exonerated. |
ils | eussent innocenté | J’aurais voulu qu’ils eussent innocenté. | I wish they had exonerated. |
elles | eussent innocenté | J’aurais voulu qu’elles eussent innocenté. | I wish they had exonerated. |
Other Conjugations for Innocenter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb innocenter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb innocenter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb innocenter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb innocenter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb innocenter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb innocenter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb innocenter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb innocenter
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb innocenter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb innocenter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb innocenter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb innocenter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb innocenter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb innocenter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb innocenter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb innocenter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb innocenter
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Innocenter – 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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