… qu’elles se fussent levées / réunies / entendues … qu’ils se fussent levés / réunis / entendus … que vous vous fussiez levé(e)(s) / réuni(e)(s) / entendu(e)(s)
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… que nous nous fussions levé(e)s / réuni(e)s / entendu(e)s … qu’elle se fût l evée / réunie / entendue … que tu te fusses lev é(e)/ réuni(e) / entendu(e) … que je me fusse levé(e) / réuni(e) / entendu(e) SE LEVER (to get up / to stand up) / SE RÉUNIR (to meet / to get together) / S’ENTENDRE (to get along) … qu’elles fussent allées / sorties / venues … que vous fussiez allé(e)(s) / sorti(e)(s) / venu(e)(s) … que nous fussions allé(e)s / sorti(e)s / venu(e)s … que tu fusses allé(e) / sorti(e) / venu(e) … que je fusse allé(e) / sorti(e) / venu(e) … qu’ils /elles fussent + past participleĪLLER (to go) / SORTIR (to leave / to go out) / VENIR (to come) For verbs that are conjugated with the auxiliary verb ÊTRE : … qu’ils / elles eussent dansé / fini / renduī. … qu’il / elle / on eût dansé / fini / rendu … qu’ils /elles eussent + past participleĭANSER (to dance) / FINIR (to finish) / RENDRE (to give back / to return) For verbs that are conjugated with the auxiliary verb AVOIR :
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The Pluperfect Subjunctive is formed with the Imperfect Subjunctive fo rm of the auxiliary verb (either AVOIR or ÊTRE) + the Past Participle of the main verb.Ī. The Pluperfect Subjunctive is used when the main clause includes a past action that occurred before the action in the subordinate (also called “dependent”) clause. It is never used in everyday conversational French. The Pluperfect Subjunctive is the literary equivalent of the Past Subjunctive. However, the Pluperfect Subjunctive is a literary form – that is, it is only used in formal writing (such as literature and historical accounts). It can also be used to express facts that are the opposite of reality. Like the other forms of the subjunctive, the Pluperfect Subjunctive is used to express doubt, how a person feels about an action or state of being, a wish, intent, or command. La grammaire française: le plus-que-parfait du subjonctif
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