Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb interner
Introduction to the verb interner
The English translation of the French verb interner is “to intern” or “to confine.” It is pronounced as “ahn-tehr-nay” in its infinitive form.
The verb interner comes from the Latin word “internare” which means “to imprison.” It is most often used in everyday French in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, which is the past subjunctive tense used to express actions that should have been completed before a specific point in the past. This tense is formed by using the auxiliary verb “avoir” or “être” in the Imparfait tense and the past participle of the verb.
Examples of interner in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense:
- Je doute qu’il ait été interné dans un hôpital psychiatrique. (I doubt he was interned in a psychiatric hospital.)
- Il est possible que les prisonniers aient été internés dans des camps de concentration pendant la guerre. (It is possible that the prisoners were interned in concentration camps during the war.)
- Nous craignions qu’elle n’eût été internée de force par sa famille. (We were afraid she had been forcibly interned by her family.)
In these examples, the verb interner is used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense to express actions that should have been completed before a specific point in the past. The English translations reflect this by using the past perfect tense.
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of interner
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse interné | J’aurais aimé que je eusse interné cet homme dangereux. | I wish I had interned that dangerous man. |
tu | eusses interné | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses interné cet homme dangereux. | I wish you had interned that dangerous man. |
il | eût interné | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût interné cet homme dangereux. | I wish he had interned that dangerous man. |
elle | eût interné | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût interné cet homme dangereux. | I wish she had interned that dangerous man. |
on | eût interné | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût interné cet homme dangereux. | I wish one had interned that dangerous man. |
nous | eussions interné | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions interné cet homme dangereux. | I wish we had interned that dangerous man. |
vous | eussiez interné | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez interné cet homme dangereux. | I wish you had interned that dangerous man. |
ils | eussent interné | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent interné cet homme dangereux. | I wish they had interned that dangerous man. |
elles | eussent interné | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent interné cet homme dangereux. | I wish they had interned that dangerous man. |
Other Conjugations for Interner.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb interner
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb interner
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb interner
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb interner
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb interner
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb interner
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb interner
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb interner
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb interner
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb interner
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb interner
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb interner
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb interner
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb interner
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb interner
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb interner
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb interner
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Interner – 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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