Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb intriguer
Introduction to the verb intriguer
The English translation of the French verb intriguer is “to intrigue” or “to plot”. The infinitive form of the verb is pronounced “ahn-tree-geh”.
The word intriguer comes from the French noun intrigue, meaning “plot” or “secret scheme”. It derives from the Latin verb intricare, meaning “to entangle” or “to perplex”.
In everyday French, intriguer is most often used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense to express a past action that was uncertain or hypothetical. This tense is formed with the auxiliary verb avoir or être in the Plus-que-parfait tense, followed by the past participle of the verb.
Here are three simple examples of the usage of intriguer in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense:
- J’avais craint qu’il n’ait intrigué contre nous. (I had feared that he had plotted against us.)
- Elle avait voulu que nous eussions intrigué ensemble. (She had wanted us to have plotted together.)
- Il avait fallu qu’ils eussent intrigué pour gagner cette élection. (They had to have plotted to win this election.)
In these sentences, the verb intriguer is conjugated in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense to express an action that took place before another past action and was uncertain or hypothetical. The English translations use the past perfect tense to convey the same meaning.
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of intriguer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse intrigué | J’aurais aimé que je eusse intrigué. | I wish I had intrigued. |
tu | eusses intrigué | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses intrigué. | I wish you had intrigued. |
il | eût intrigué | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût intrigué. | I wish he had intrigued. |
elle | eût intrigué | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût intrigué. | I wish she had intrigued. |
on | eût intrigué | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût intrigué. | I wish one had intrigued. |
nous | eussions intrigué | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions intrigué. | I wish we had intrigued. |
vous | eussiez intrigué | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez intrigué. | I wish you had intrigued. |
ils | eussent intrigué | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent intrigué. | I wish they had intrigued. |
elles | eussent intrigué | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent intrigué. | I wish they had intrigued. |
Other Conjugations for Intriguer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb intriguer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb intriguer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb intriguer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb intriguer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb intriguer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb intriguer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb intriguer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb intriguer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb intriguer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb intriguer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb intriguer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb intriguer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb intriguer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb intriguer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb intriguer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb intriguer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb intriguer
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Intriguer – 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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