Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb manipuler
Introduction to the verb manipuler
The English translation of the French verb manipuler is “to manipulate.” It is pronounced as “mah-nee-pew-lay.”
The word “manipuler” comes from the Latin word “manus,” meaning “hand,” and the suffix “-puer,” meaning “to handle.” It first appeared in the French language in the late 16th century, with a meaning of “to handle or operate with skill.”
In everyday French, manipuler is often used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, which is used to express an action that would have taken place before another action in the past. It is formed by using the auxiliary verb “avoir” or “être” in the Subjonctif Imperfect form, followed by the past participle of the verb.
Here are three simple examples of manipuler in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, with their English translations:
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J’aurais aimé qu’il ait manipulé les données avant la réunion. (I would have liked for him to have manipulated the data before the meeting.)
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Elle aurait voulu que ses sentiments ne soient pas manipulés par les autres. (She would have wanted her feelings not to be manipulated by others.)
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Nous aurions préféré que la situation ait été manipulée différemment. (We would have preferred the situation to have been manipulated differently.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of manipuler
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse manipulé | J’aurais aimé que je eusse manipulé. | I wish I had manipulated. |
tu | eusses manipulé | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses manipulé. | I wish you had manipulated. |
il | eût manipulé | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût manipulé. | I wish he had manipulated. |
elle | eût manipulé | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût manipulé. | I wish she had manipulated. |
on | eût manipulé | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût manipulé. | I wish one had manipulated. |
nous | eussions manipulé | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions manipulé. | I wish we had manipulated. |
vous | eussiez manipulé | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez manipulé. | I wish you had manipulated. |
ils | eussent manipulé | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent manipulé. | I wish they had manipulated. |
elles | eussent manipulé | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent manipulé. | I wish they had manipulated. |
Other Conjugations for Manipuler.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb manipuler
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb manipuler
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb manipuler
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb manipuler
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb manipuler
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb manipuler
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb manipuler
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb manipuler
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb manipuler
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb manipuler
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb manipuler
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb manipuler
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb manipuler
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb manipuler
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb manipuler
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb manipuler
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb manipuler
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Manipuler – 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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