Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb longer
Introduction to the verb longer
The English translation of the French verb longer is “to lengthen” or “to make longer.” It is pronounced “lohN-zhay” in its infinitive form.
The language origin of longer comes from the Latin word “longare,” meaning “to lengthen.” It is most often used in everyday French in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, which is used to express an action that was completed in the past before another action in the past.
Here are three simple examples of its usage in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, with their respective English translations:
- Avant que je n’aie longé la route, il était déjà arrivé. (Before I had gone along the road, he had already arrived.)
- Elle était contente que nous ayons longé la plage avant de rentrer chez nous. (She was happy that we had walked along the beach before going home.)
- J’avais peur qu’il n’eût longé la rivière en bateau sans moi. (I was afraid that he had sailed down the river without me.)
In each of these examples, the action of “longer” (to walk along, to go along, to sail down) is completed in the past before another action (arriving, going home, sailing without me). The Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense is used to convey this sequence of events in the past.
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of longer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse longé | J’aurais aimé que je eusse longé. | I wish I had waited. |
tu | eusses longé | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses longé. | I wish you had waited. |
il | eût longé | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût longé. | I wish he had waited. |
elle | eût longé | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût longé. | I wish she had waited. |
on | eût longé | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût longé. | I wish one had waited. |
nous | eussions longé | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions longé. | I wish we had waited. |
vous | eussiez longé | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez longé. | I wish you had waited. |
ils | eussent longé | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent longé. | I wish they had waited. |
elles | eussent longé | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent longé. | I wish they had waited. |
Other Conjugations for Longer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb longer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb longer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb longer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb longer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb longer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb longer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb longer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb longer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb longer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb longer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb longer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb longer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb longer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb longer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb longer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb longer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb longer
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Longer – 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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