Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb abécher
Introduction to the verb abécher
The English translation of the French verb abécher is “to shock” or “to startle.” It is pronounced as “ah-bay-shay” in the infinitive form.
The word abécher comes from the Old French word “abécher” which means “to make a gesture of surprise or fear.” It is most commonly used in everyday French in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, which is a compound tense used to express an action that would have taken place before another action in the past.
Here are three examples of abécher used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, along with their respective English translations:
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J’étais tellement abéché que je ne pouvais pas parler. (I was so shocked that I couldn’t speak.)
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Elle avait été abéchée par la nouvelle qu’elle avait entendue. (She had been startled by the news she had heard.)
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Ils étaient abéchés par la violence de la scène. (They were shocked by the violence of the scene.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of abécher
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse abéché | J’aurais aimé que je eusse abéché. | I wish I had abéché. |
tu | eusses abéché | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses abéché. | I wish you had abéché. |
il | eût abéché | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût abéché. | I wish he had abéché. |
elle | eût abéché | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût abéché. | I wish she had abéché. |
on | eût abéché | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût abéché. | I wish one had abéché. |
nous | eussions abéché | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions abéché. | I wish we had abéché. |
vous | eussiez abéché | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez abéché. | I wish you had abéché. |
ils | eussent abéché | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent abéché. | I wish they had abéché. |
elles | eussent abéché | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent abéché. | I wish they had abéché. |
Other Conjugations for Abécher.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb abécher
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb abécher
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb abécher
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb abécher
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb abécher
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb abécher
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb abécher
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb abécher
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb abécher
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb abécher
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb abécher
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb abécher
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb abécher
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb abécher
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb abécher
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb abécher
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb abécher
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Abécher – 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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