Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb machiner
Introduction to the verb machiner
The English translation of the French verb machiner is “to plot” or “to scheme.” The infinitive form is pronounced “mah-shee-nay.”
Machiner comes from the Old French word “machine,” meaning “to contrive or scheme.” It is most often used in everyday French in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, which expresses a past action that is hypothetical or uncertain.
Examples of its usage in this tense are:
- Il doutait que je l’aie machiné. (He doubted that I had schemed it.)
- Nous avions peur qu’ils aient machiné quelque chose contre nous. (We were afraid that they had plotted something against us.)
- Elle était convaincue que tu avais déjà machiné ce plan depuis longtemps. (She was convinced that you had already devised this plan a long time ago.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of machiner
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse machiné | J’aurais aimé que je eusse machiné. | I wish I had schemed. |
tu | eusses machiné | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses machiné. | I wish you had schemed. |
il | eût machiné | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût machiné. | I wish he had schemed. |
elle | eût machiné | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût machiné. | I wish she had schemed. |
on | eût machiné | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût machiné. | I wish one had schemed. |
nous | eussions machiné | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions machiné. | I wish we had schemed. |
vous | eussiez machiné | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez machiné. | I wish you had schemed. |
ils | eussent machiné | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent machiné. | I wish they had schemed. |
elles | eussent machiné | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent machiné. | I wish they had schemed. |
Other Conjugations for Machiner.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb machiner
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb machiner
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb machiner
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb machiner
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb machiner
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb machiner
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb machiner
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb machiner
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb machiner
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb machiner
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb machiner
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb machiner
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb machiner
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb machiner
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb machiner
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb machiner
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb machiner
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Machiner – 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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