Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb millésimer
Introduction to the verb millésimer
The English translation of the French verb millésimer is “to vintage.” It is pronounced as “mee-leh-ze-may.”
The word millésimer comes from the French noun “millésime,” meaning “vintage” or “year of production,” and the suffix “-er,” which is used to form verbs from nouns. It is most often used in everyday French in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, which is a compound tense used to express a past hypothetical action or event that could have taken place before another past event.
Examples of usage in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense:
- J’aurais aimé que tu aies millésimé ce vin il y a dix ans. (I would have liked for you to have vintaged this wine ten years ago.)
- Nous aurions préféré que vous eussiez millésimé ce champagne avant de l’ouvrir. (We would have preferred for you to have vintaged this champagne before opening it.)
- Ils auraient souhaité que nous ayons millésimé ce cognac en 1995. (They would have wished for us to have vintaged this cognac in 1995.)
These examples illustrate the use of millésimer in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense to express a past action or event that was desired or preferred to have taken place before another past event.
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of millésimer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse millésimé | J’aurais aimé que je eusse millésimé. | I wish I had vintage-dated. |
tu | eusses millésimé | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses millésimé. | I wish you had vintage-dated. |
il | eût millésimé | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût millésimé. | I wish he had vintage-dated. |
elle | eût millésimé | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût millésimé. | I wish she had vintage-dated. |
on | eût millésimé | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût millésimé. | I wish one had vintage-dated. |
nous | eussions millésimé | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions millésimé. | I wish we had vintage-dated. |
vous | eussiez millésimé | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez millésimé. | I wish you had vintage-dated. |
ils | eussent millésimé | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent millésimé. | I wish they had vintage-dated. |
elles | eussent millésimé | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent millésimé. | I wish they had vintage-dated. |
Other Conjugations for Millésimer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb millésimer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb millésimer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb millésimer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb millésimer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb millésimer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb millésimer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb millésimer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb millésimer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb millésimer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb millésimer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb millésimer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb millésimer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb millésimer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb millésimer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb millésimer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb millésimer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb millésimer
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Millésimer – 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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