Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb kidnapper
Introduction to the verb kidnapper
The English translation of the French verb kidnapper is “to kidnap.” The infinitive form is pronounced “keed-nah-peh.”
The word “kidnapper” is derived from the Old English word “kidnappian,” which means “to steal children.” It later evolved into the French word “kidnapper,” which has the same meaning.
In everyday French, kidnapper is most often used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense to express a hypothetical or unreal action that occurred in the past. This tense is formed by using the auxiliary verb “avoir” in the Subjonctif Imparfait (avions, aviez, avaient) followed by the past participle of the verb.
Here are three examples of kidnapper used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense with their English translations:
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Si nous avions su qu’il vous avait kidnappés, nous aurions appelé la police. (If we had known that he had kidnapped you, we would have called the police.)
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J’aurais aimé qu’il ne les ait pas kidnappées. (I wish he hadn’t kidnapped them.)
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Il aurait fallu qu’ils aient été kidnappés pour qu’ils puissent comprendre l’horreur de la situation. (They would have had to be kidnapped for them to understand the horror of the situation.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of kidnapper
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse kidnappé | J’aurais aimé que je eusse kidnappé. | I wish I had kidnapped. |
tu | eusses kidnappé | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses kidnappé. | I wish you had kidnapped. |
il | eût kidnappé | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût kidnappé. | I wish he had kidnapped. |
elle | eût kidnappé | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût kidnappé. | I wish she had kidnapped. |
on | eût kidnappé | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût kidnappé. | I wish one had kidnapped. |
nous | eussions kidnappé | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions kidnappé. | I wish we had kidnapped. |
vous | eussiez kidnappé | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez kidnappé. | I wish you had kidnapped. |
ils | eussent kidnappé | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent kidnappé. | I wish they had kidnapped. |
elles | eussent kidnappé | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent kidnappé. | I wish they had kidnapped. |
Other Conjugations for Kidnapper.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb kidnapper
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb kidnapper
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb kidnapper
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb kidnapper
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb kidnapper
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb kidnapper
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb kidnapper
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb kidnapper
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb kidnapper
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb kidnapper
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb kidnapper
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb kidnapper
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb kidnapper
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb kidnapper
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb kidnapper
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb kidnapper
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb kidnapper
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Kidnapper – 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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