Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb espacer
Introduction to the verb espacer
The English translation of the French verb espacer is “to space out” or “to spread out.” It is pronounced as “eh-spa-say.”
The word espacer comes from the Latin word “spatium,” meaning “space.” It is most often used in everyday French to express the action of creating distance or spreading things out. In the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, it is used to express a past action that is uncertain or hypothetical.
- J’avais peur que tu n’aies espacé les lettres trop loin. (I was afraid that you had spaced out the letters too far.)
- Nous pensions qu’il eût espacé les tables de manière égale. (We thought that he had spaced out the tables evenly.)
- Il était important que vous eussiez espacé les événements avec soin. (It was important that you had spaced out the events carefully.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of espacer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse espacé | J’aurais aimé que je eusse espacé. | I wish I had spaced out. |
tu | eusses espacé | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses espacé. | I wish you had spaced out. |
il | eût espacé | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût espacé. | I wish he had spaced out. |
elle | eût espacé | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût espacé. | I wish she had spaced out. |
on | eût espacé | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût espacé. | I wish one had spaced out. |
nous | eussions espacé | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions espacé. | I wish we had spaced out. |
vous | eussiez espacé | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez espacé. | I wish you had spaced out. |
ils | eussent espacé | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent espacé. | I wish they had spaced out. |
elles | eussent espacé | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent espacé. | I wish they had spaced out. |
Other Conjugations for Espacer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb espacer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb espacer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb espacer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb espacer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb espacer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb espacer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb espacer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb espacer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb espacer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb espacer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb espacer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb espacer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb espacer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb espacer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb espacer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb espacer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb espacer
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Espacer – 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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