Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb barber
Introduction to the verb barber
The English translation of the French verb barber is “to shave.” It is pronounced “bar-bay” in the infinitive form.
The language origin of barber is derived from the Latin word “barba,” meaning “beard.” In everyday French, the verb barber is most often used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, which is used to express a hypothetical or unreal action that happened before another past action.
Here are 3 simple examples of its usage in this tense, with the respective English translations:
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J’aurais aimé que tu te sois barbé avant de sortir. (I wish you had shaved before going out.)
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Il fallait que je me sois barbé avant le rendez-vous. (I needed to have shaved before the appointment.)
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Nous aurions préféré que vous vous soyez barbés avant la réunion. (We would have preferred if you had shaved before the meeting.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of barber
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse barbé | J’aurais aimé que je eusse barbé. | I wish I had trimmed. |
tu | eusses barbé | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses barbé. | I wish you had trimmed. |
il | eût barbé | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût barbé. | I wish he had trimmed. |
elle | eût barbé | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût barbé. | I wish she had trimmed. |
on | eût barbé | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût barbé. | I wish one had trimmed. |
nous | eussions barbé | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions barbé. | I wish we had trimmed. |
vous | eussiez barbé | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez barbé. | I wish you had trimmed. |
ils | eussent barbé | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent barbé. | I wish they had trimmed. |
elles | eussent barbé | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent barbé. | I wish they had trimmed. |
Other Conjugations for Barber.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb barber
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb barber
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb barber
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb barber
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb barber
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb barber
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb barber
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb barber
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb barber
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb barber
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb barber
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb barber
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb barber
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb barber
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb barber
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb barber
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb barber
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Barber – 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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