Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb maltraiter
Introduction to the verb maltraiter
The English translation of the French verb maltraiter is “to mistreat” or “to abuse.” It is pronounced as “mahl-tray-tay.”
The word maltraiter comes from the French words “mal” meaning “bad” and “traiter” meaning “to treat.” It is most often used in every day French to describe mistreatment or abuse of a person or animal.
In the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, maltraiter is conjugated as “j’eusse maltraité” for the first person singular, “tu eusses maltraité” for the second person singular, “il/elle eût maltraité” for the third person singular, “nous eussions maltraité” for the first person plural, “vous eussiez maltraité” for the second person plural, and “ils/elles eussent maltraité” for the third person plural.
Here are three simple examples of maltraiter in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense with their English translations:
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Si j’avais su que tu eusses maltraité ton chien, je ne t’aurais pas laissé l’adopter. (If I had known that you had mistreated your dog, I wouldn’t have let you adopt it.)
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Il doutait que nous eussions maltraité les prisonniers pendant la guerre. (He doubted that we had mistreated the prisoners during the war.)
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J’aurais préféré qu’ils n’eussent pas maltraité les animaux pour leur spectacle. (I would have preferred if they hadn’t mistreated the animals for their show.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of maltraiter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse maltraité | J’avais peur qu’elle eusse maltraité son animal. | I was afraid she had mistreated her pet. |
tu | eusses maltraité | J’aurais souhaité que tu eusses maltraité ton frère. | I wished you had mistreated your brother. |
il | eût maltraité | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût maltraité cet enfant. | I wish he had mistreated that child. |
elle | eût maltraité | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût maltraité sa famille. | I wish she had mistreated her family. |
on | eût maltraité | J’aurais souhaité qu’on eût maltraité ces animaux. | I wished someone had mistreated these animals. |
nous | eussions maltraité | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions maltraité ces personnes. | I wish we had mistreated these individuals. |
vous | eussiez maltraité | J’aurais espéré que vous eussiez maltraité ces personnes. | I would have hoped that you had mistreated these people. |
ils | eussent maltraité | J’aurais préféré qu’ils eussent maltraité ces personnes. | I would have preferred that they had mistreated these individuals. |
elles | eussent maltraité | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent maltraité ces personnes. | I wish they had mistreated these individuals. |
Other Conjugations for Maltraiter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb maltraiter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb maltraiter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb maltraiter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb maltraiter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb maltraiter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb maltraiter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb maltraiter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb maltraiter
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb maltraiter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb maltraiter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb maltraiter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb maltraiter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb maltraiter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb maltraiter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb maltraiter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb maltraiter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb maltraiter
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Maltraiter – 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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