Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb interroger
Introduction to the verb interroger
The English translation of the French verb interroger is “to question” or “to interrogate.” The infinitive form is pronounced “ahn-tehr-roh-zhay.”
Interroger comes from the Latin word “interrogare,” meaning “to ask” or “to question.” In everyday French, it is commonly used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, which is used to express a past hypothetical or unreal action.
Here are three simple examples of its usage in this tense, with the respective English translations:
- Il avait fallu que je l’interroge avant qu’il ne me dise la vérité. (I had to question him before he told me the truth.)
- Nous aurions aimé que le témoin ait été interrogé par la police plus tôt. (We would have liked the witness to have been questioned by the police earlier.)
- Il avait craint que ses parents ne l’interrogent sur ses notes. (He had feared that his parents would question him about his grades.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of interroger
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse interrogé | J’aurais aimé que je eusse interrogé. | I wish I had interrogated. |
tu | eusses interrogé | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses interrogé. | I wish you had interrogated. |
il | eût interrogé | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût interrogé. | I wish he had interrogated. |
elle | eût interrogé | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût interrogé. | I wish she had interrogated. |
on | eût interrogé | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût interrogé. | I wish one had interrogated. |
nous | eussions interrogé | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions interrogé. | I wish we had interrogated. |
vous | eussiez interrogé | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez interrogé. | I wish you had interrogated. |
ils | eussent interrogé | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent interrogé. | I wish they had interrogated. |
elles | eussent interrogé | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent interrogé. | I wish they had interrogated. |
Other Conjugations for Interroger.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb interroger
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb interroger
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb interroger
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb interroger
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb interroger
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb interroger
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb interroger
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb interroger
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb interroger
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb interroger
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb interroger
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb interroger
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb interroger
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb interroger
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb interroger
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb interroger
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb interroger
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Interroger – 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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