Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calquer
Introduction to the verb calquer
The English translation of the French verb calquer is “to trace” or “to copy.” It is pronounced “kal-ke.”
Calquer comes from the French word “calque,” which means “copy” or “tracing.” This word comes from the Latin “calcāre,” which means “to tread” or “to press.” In everyday French, calquer is most often used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, which is a past tense used to express a hypothetical or unreal action that occurred before another past action.
Here are three examples of calquer in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, with their respective English translations:
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J’aurais préféré que tu aies calqué le dessin avant de le colorier. (I would have preferred if you had traced the drawing before coloring it.)
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Il était déçu que vous eussiez calqué son travail sans le citer. (He was disappointed that you had copied his work without citing it.)
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Nous avions peur qu’elle eût calqué nos idées sans comprendre leur signification. (We were afraid that she had traced our ideas without understanding their meaning.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of calquer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse calqué | J’aurais aimé que je eusse calqué. | I wish I had traced. |
tu | eusses calqué | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses calqué. | I wish you had traced. |
il | eût calqué | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût calqué. | I wish he had traced. |
elle | eût calqué | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût calqué. | I wish she had traced. |
on | eût calqué | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût calqué. | I wish one had traced. |
nous | eussions calqué | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions calqué. | I wish we had traced. |
vous | eussiez calqué | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez calqué. | I wish you had traced. |
ils | eussent calqué | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent calqué. | I wish they had traced. |
elles | eussent calqué | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent calqué. | I wish they had traced. |
Other Conjugations for Calquer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb calquer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calquer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calquer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calquer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calquer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calquer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calquer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calquer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calquer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calquer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calquer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calquer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calquer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calquer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calquer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calquer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calquer
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Calquer – 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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