Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb installer
Introduction to the verb installer
The English translation of the French verb installer is “to install.” The infinitive form is pronounced “ahn-stah-leh.”
The word installer comes from the Latin word “installare” which means “to place into a position.” It entered the French language in the 16th century and has been used in its current form since the 19th century. It is most often used in everyday French to refer to the act of setting up or placing something in a specific location or position.
In the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, installer is used to express a past action or event that is considered hypothetical or uncertain. It is formed by using the auxiliary verb “avoir” in the Subjonctif Imparfait tense followed by the past participle of installer, which is “installé.”
Here are three simple examples of its usage in this tense, with their respective English translations:
- J’espérais que tu aies installé le nouveau système de sécurité avant que les voleurs ne frappent. (I was hoping that you had installed the new security system before the burglars struck.)
- Il fallait que nous eussions installé les équipements électriques avant que l’hiver ne commence. (We had to have installed the electrical equipment before winter started.)
- Je regrette que vous n’ayez pas installé les nouvelles décorations pour la fête de Noël l’année dernière. (I regret that you didn’t install the new decorations for Christmas last year.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of installer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse installé | Je regrette que je eusse installé. | I regret that I had installed. |
tu | eusses installé | Je regrette que tu eusses installé. | I regret that you had installed. |
il | eût installé | Je regrette qu’il eût installé. | I regret that he had installed. |
elle | eût installé | Je regrette qu’elle eût installé. | I regret that she had installed. |
on | eût installé | Je regrette qu’on eût installé. | I regret that one had installed. |
nous | eussions installé | Je regrette que nous eussions installé. | I regret that we had installed. |
vous | eussiez installé | Je regrette que vous eussiez installé. | I regret that you had installed. |
ils | eussent installé | Je regrette qu’ils eussent installé. | I regret that they had installed. |
elles | eussent installé | Je regrette qu’elles eussent installé. | I regret that they had installed. |
Other Conjugations for Installer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb installer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb installer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb installer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb installer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb installer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb installer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb installer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb installer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb installer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb installer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb installer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb installer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb installer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb installer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb installer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb installer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb installer
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Installer – 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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