Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb mensurer
Introduction to the verb mensurer
The English translation of the French verb mensurer is “to measure.” The infinitive form of the verb is pronounced as “mahn-syuh-ray.”
The word mensurer comes from the Latin word “mensura,” which means “measure” or “size.” It is a regular -er verb in French and is most often used to indicate the action of measuring something.
In the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, mensurer is used to express a hypothetical or uncertain action that occurred before another past action. It is formed by using the auxiliary verb “avoir” or “être” in the imperfect subjunctive form followed by the past participle of mensurer.
Here are three examples of mensurer in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense with their respective English translations:
- Il fallait que je l’aie mesuré avant de le couper. (I had to have measured it before cutting it.)
- Je regrette de ne pas l’avoir mesuré avant de l’acheter. (I regret not having measured it before buying it.)
- Elle craignait que nous ne l’eussions pas mesurée correctement. (She feared that we had not measured it correctly.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of mensurer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse mesuré | J’aurais aimé que je eusse mesuré. | I wish I had measured. |
tu | eusses mesuré | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses mesuré. | I wish you had measured. |
il | eût mesuré | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût mesuré. | I wish he had measured. |
elle | eût mesuré | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût mesuré. | I wish she had measured. |
on | eût mesuré | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût mesuré. | I wish one had measured. |
nous | eussions mesuré | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions mesuré. | I wish we had measured. |
vous | eussiez mesuré | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez mesuré. | I wish you had measured. |
ils | eussent mesuré | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent mesuré. | I wish they had measured. |
elles | eussent mesuré | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent mesuré. | I wish they had measured. |
Other Conjugations for Mensurer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb mensurer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb mensurer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb mensurer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb mensurer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb mensurer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb mensurer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb mensurer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb mensurer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb mensurer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb mensurer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb mensurer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb mensurer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb mensurer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb mensurer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb mensurer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb mensurer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb mensurer
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Mensurer – 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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