Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb maturer
Introduction to the verb maturer
The English translation of the French verb maturer is “to mature”. It is pronounced “mah-too-ray” in its infinitive form.
The language origin of maturer is from the Latin word “maturare” which means “to ripen”. In everyday French, it is most often used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, which expresses a completed action in the past that happened before another action in the past.
Here are three simple examples of its usage in this tense:
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Il fallait que je maturasse avant de prendre une décision. (I had to mature before making a decision.)
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Ma grand-mère souhaitait que je maturasse avant de me marier. (My grandmother wished for me to mature before getting married.)
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J’aurais aimé que tu maturasses un peu plus tôt dans ta vie. (I would have liked for you to have matured a bit earlier in your life.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of maturer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse maturé | J’aurais aimé que je eusse maturé. | I wish I had matured. |
tu | eusses maturé | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses maturé. | I wish you had matured. |
il | eût maturé | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût maturé. | I wish he had matured. |
elle | eût maturé | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût maturé. | I wish she had matured. |
on | eût maturé | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût maturé. | I wish one had matured. |
nous | eussions maturé | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions maturé. | I wish we had matured. |
vous | eussiez maturé | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez maturé. | I wish you had matured. |
ils | eussent maturé | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent maturé. | I wish they had matured. |
elles | eussent maturé | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent maturé. | I wish they had matured. |
Other Conjugations for Maturer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb maturer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb maturer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb maturer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb maturer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb maturer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb maturer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb maturer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb maturer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb maturer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb maturer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb maturer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb maturer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb maturer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb maturer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb maturer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb maturer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb maturer
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Maturer – 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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