Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb arrérager
Introduction to the verb arrérager
The English translation of the French verb arrérager is “to owe” or “to be in arrears.” It is pronounced “ah-ray-rah-zhay” in its infinitive form.
The origin of the word arrérager comes from the Old French word “arerage,” meaning “a sum of money owed.” It is most often used in everyday French to express a past obligation or debt that has not been fulfilled. In the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, it is used to describe a hypothetical or unrealized action in the past.
Here are three simple examples of its usage in this tense with the respective English translations:
- Nous aurions dû payer le loyer il y a trois mois, mais nous avons arréragé. (We should have paid the rent three months ago, but we are in arrears.)
- Si j’avais gagné au loto, je n’aurais jamais arréragé mes factures. (If I had won the lottery, I would have never owed money on my bills.)
- Il est possible que j’aie arréragé mes impôts à cause de mon déménagement. (It’s possible that I may have owed taxes due to my move.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of arrérager
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse arrégé | J’aurais aimé que je eusse arrégé. | I wish I had cleared. |
tu | eusses arrégé | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses arrégé. | I wish you had cleared. |
il | eût arrégé | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût arrégé. | I wish he had cleared. |
elle | eût arrégé | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût arrégé. | I wish she had cleared. |
on | eût arrégé | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût arrégé. | I wish one had cleared. |
nous | eussions arrégé | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions arrégé. | I wish we had cleared. |
vous | eussiez arrégé | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez arrégé. | I wish you had cleared. |
ils | eussent arrégé | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent arrégé. | I wish they had cleared. |
elles | eussent arrégé | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent arrégé. | I wish they had cleared. |
Other Conjugations for Arrérager.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb arrérager
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb arrérager
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb arrérager
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb arrérager
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb arrérager
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb arrérager
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb arrérager
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb arrérager
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb arrérager
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb arrérager
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb arrérager
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb arrérager
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb arrérager
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb arrérager
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb arrérager
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb arrérager
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb arrérager
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Arrérager – 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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