Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb lapider
Introduction to the verb lapider
The English translation of the French verb lapider is “to stone.” It is pronounced as lah-pee-day.
Lapider comes from the Old French word “lapidier,” which is derived from the Latin word “lapidare,” meaning “to pelt with stones.” It is most often used in everyday French in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, which is the past subjunctive tense. This tense is used to express an action that is completed in the past, and would have happened before another past action.
Here are three simple examples of lapider in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense:
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Il était heureux que le criminel ait été lapidé avant qu’il puisse faire plus de mal. (He was glad that the criminal had been stoned before he could do more harm.)
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Je me demandais si les soldats avaient lapidé les prisonniers avant que j’arrive. (I was wondering if the soldiers had stoned the prisoners before I arrived.)
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Les habitants craignaient que leur village n’ait été lapidé par les envahisseurs avant que l’armée ne les arrête. (The inhabitants were afraid that their village had been stoned by the invaders before the army stopped them.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of lapider
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse lapidé | J’aurais aimé que je eusse lapidé. | I wish I had stoned. |
tu | eusses lapidé | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses lapidé. | I wish you had stoned. |
il | eût lapidé | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût lapidé. | I wish he had stoned. |
elle | eût lapidé | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût lapidé. | I wish she had stoned. |
on | eût lapidé | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût lapidé. | I wish one had stoned. |
nous | eussions lapidé | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions lapidé. | I wish we had stoned. |
vous | eussiez lapidé | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez lapidé. | I wish you had stoned. |
ils | eussent lapidé | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent lapidé. | I wish they had stoned. |
elles | eussent lapidé | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent lapidé. | I wish they had stoned. |
Other Conjugations for Lapider.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb lapider
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb lapider
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb lapider
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb lapider
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb lapider
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb lapider
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb lapider
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb lapider
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb lapider
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb lapider
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb lapider
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb lapider
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb lapider
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb lapider
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb lapider
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb lapider
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb lapider
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Lapider – 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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