Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb macadamiser
Introduction to the verb macadamiser
The English translation of the French verb macadamiser is “to pave with macadam”. It is pronounced as “mah-ka-da-mee-zay”.
The word macadamiser comes from the name of Scottish engineer John Loudon McAdam, who developed a method of road construction using compacted layers of small stones and gravel. It is most often used in everyday French when referring to the process of paving roads or other surfaces.
In the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, macadamiser is used to express a hypothetical or past unrealized action or state. Here are three examples of its usage in this tense, with their respective English translations:
- J’aurais aimé que tu aies macadamisé cette route avant l’hiver. (I wish you had paved this road before winter.)
- Si nous avions macadamisé cette allée, elle ne serait pas aussi boueuse maintenant. (If we had paved this driveway, it wouldn’t be as muddy now.)
- Il était temps que la mairie ait enfin macadamisé notre rue. (It was about time the town hall finally paved our street.)
In each of these examples, the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense is used to express a past unrealized action. 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 macadamiser
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse macadamisé | J’aurais aimé que je eusse macadamisé cette rue. | I wish I had paved this street. |
tu | eusses macadamisé | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses macadamisé cette rue. | I wish you had paved this street. |
il | eût macadamisé | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût macadamisé cette rue. | I wish he had paved this street. |
elle | eût macadamisé | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût macadamisé cette rue. | I wish she had paved this street. |
on | eût macadamisé | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût macadamisé cette rue. | I wish one had paved this street. |
nous | eussions macadamisé | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions macadamisé cette rue. | I wish we had paved this street. |
vous | eussiez macadamisé | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez macadamisé cette rue. | I wish you had paved this street. |
ils | eussent macadamisé | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent macadamisé cette rue. | I wish they had paved this street. |
elles | eussent macadamisé | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent macadamisé cette rue. | I wish they had paved this street. |
Other Conjugations for Macadamiser.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb macadamiser
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb macadamiser
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb macadamiser
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb macadamiser
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb macadamiser
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb macadamiser
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb macadamiser
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb macadamiser
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb macadamiser
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb macadamiser
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb macadamiser
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb macadamiser
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb macadamiser
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb macadamiser
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb macadamiser
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb macadamiser
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Macadamiser – 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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