Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb intenter
Introduction to the verb intenter
The English translation of the French verb intenter is “to bring/to lodge/to file.” It is pronounced as “ahn-tahn-tay.”
Intenter comes from the Latin verb “intendere,” meaning “to stretch towards/to aim at.” In everyday French, intenter is most often used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense to express a past hypothetical action or situation.
Three simple examples of its usage in this tense are:
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J’avais intenté un procès contre elle si elle ne m’avait pas remboursé. (I would have filed a lawsuit against her if she hadn’t reimbursed me.)
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Il était certain qu’il avait intenté une action en justice avant son décès. (It was certain that he had brought a legal action before his death.)
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Nous aurions intenté une action collective si nous avions eu plus de temps. (We would have lodged a class action if we had had more time.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of intenter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse intenté | J’aurais aimé que je eusse intenté. | I wish I had tried. |
tu | eusses intenté | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses intenté. | I wish you had tried. |
il | eût intenté | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût intenté. | I wish he had tried. |
elle | eût intenté | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût intenté. | I wish she had tried. |
on | eût intenté | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût intenté. | I wish one had tried. |
nous | eussions intenté | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions intenté. | I wish we had tried. |
vous | eussiez intenté | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez intenté. | I wish you had tried. |
ils | eussent intenté | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent intenté. | I wish they had tried. |
elles | eussent intenté | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent intenté. | I wish they had tried. |
Other Conjugations for Intenter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb intenter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb intenter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb intenter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb intenter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb intenter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb intenter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb intenter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb intenter
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb intenter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb intenter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb intenter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb intenter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb intenter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb intenter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb intenter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb intenter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb intenter
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Intenter – 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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