Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb inspecter
Introduction to the verb inspecter
The English translation of the French verb inspecter is “to inspect.” It is pronounced “in-spek-ter” in its infinitive form.
Inspecter comes from the Latin word “inspectare,” which means “to look at closely.” It entered the French language in the 14th century.
In everyday French, inspecter is most often used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, which expresses a hypothetical or uncertain action that occurred before another past action. This tense is formed with the auxiliary verb “avoir” or “être” in the Plus-que-parfait tense, followed by the past participle of inspecter.
Here are three examples of inspecter used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense:
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J’aurais aimé qu’il ait inspecté la maison avant de l’acheter. (I would have liked him to have inspected the house before buying it.)
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Il est possible qu’elle soit partie sans avoir inspecté sa chambre. (It’s possible that she left without inspecting her room.)
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Nous aurions dû vérifier si ils avaient inspecté les documents avant de signer le contrat. (We should have checked if they had inspected the documents before signing the contract.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of inspecter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse inspecté | J’aurais aimé que je eusse inspecté. | I wish I had inspected. |
tu | eusses inspecté | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses inspecté. | I wish you had inspected. |
il | eût inspecté | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût inspecté. | I wish he had inspected. |
elle | eût inspecté | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût inspecté. | I wish she had inspected. |
on | eût inspecté | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût inspecté. | I wish one had inspected. |
nous | eussions inspecté | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions inspecté. | I wish we had inspected. |
vous | eussiez inspecté | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez inspecté. | I wish you had inspected. |
ils | eussent inspecté | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent inspecté. | I wish they had inspected. |
elles | eussent inspecté | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent inspecté. | I wish they had inspected. |
Other Conjugations for Inspecter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb inspecter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb inspecter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb inspecter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb inspecter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb inspecter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb inspecter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb inspecter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb inspecter
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb inspecter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb inspecter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb inspecter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb inspecter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb inspecter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb inspecter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb inspecter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb inspecter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb inspecter
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Inspecter – 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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