Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb arracher
Introduction to the verb arracher
The English translation of the French verb arracher is “to pull out” or “to tear off”. The infinitive form is pronounced “ah-rah-shay”.
The verb arracher comes from the Old French word “arrachier”, which is derived from the Latin word “trahere” meaning “to pull”. It is commonly used in everyday French in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, which expresses a completed action that happened before another past action.
Examples:
- J’avais arraché toutes les mauvaises herbes avant que la pluie ne tombe. (I had pulled out all the weeds before the rain fell.)
- Elle avait arraché les pages de son cahier avant de les mettre dans le feu. (She had torn out the pages of her notebook before putting them in the fire.)
- Nous avions arraché les posters du mur avant de déménager. (We had taken down the posters from the wall before moving out.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of arracher
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse arraché | Je ne croyais pas qu’il eusse arraché cette plante. | I didn’t think he had pulled up that plant. |
tu | eusses arraché | Je ne pensais pas que tu eusses arraché ces mauvaises herbes. | I didn’t think you had pulled up these weeds. |
il | eût arraché | Je ne croyais pas qu’il eût arraché cet arbre. | I didn’t think he had pulled up that tree. |
elle | eût arraché | Je ne pensais pas qu’elle eût arraché ces fleurs. | I didn’t think she had pulled up these flowers. |
on | eût arraché | Je ne pensais pas qu’on eût arraché ces légumes. | I didn’t think anyone had pulled up these vegetables. |
nous | eussions arraché | Je ne croyais pas que nous eussions arraché cette haie. | I didn’t think we had pulled up this hedge. |
vous | eussiez arraché | Je ne pensais pas que vous eussiez arraché ces mauvaises herbes. | I didn’t think you had pulled up these weeds. |
ils | eussent arraché | Je ne pensais pas qu’ils eussent arraché ces arbustes. | I didn’t think they had pulled up these shrubs. |
elles | eussent arraché | Je ne pensais pas qu’elles eussent arraché ces plantes. | I didn’t think they had pulled up these plants. |
Other Conjugations for Arracher.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb arracher
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb arracher
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb arracher
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb arracher
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb arracher
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb arracher
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb arracher
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb arracher
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb arracher
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb arracher
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb arracher
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb arracher
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb arracher
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb arracher
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb arracher
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb arracher
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb arracher
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Arracher – 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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