Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bûcher
Introduction to the verb bûcher
The English translation of the French verb bûcher is “to work hard” or “toil.” The infinitive form of bûcher is pronounced as “byoo-shay.”
Bûcher comes from the Old French word “buchier,” which means “to cut wood.” It is derived from the Latin word “bucca,” which means “cheek” or “mouth.” In everyday French, it is most often used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, which is a past subjunctive tense used to express a hypothetical action that happened before another past action.
Here are three simple examples of bûcher in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense with their English translations:
- J’avais travaillé dur toute la journée avant que mes parents ne viennent me rendre visite. (I had worked hard all day before my parents came to visit me.)
- Il avait bûché pendant des heures avant de réussir son examen. (He had toiled for hours before passing his exam.)
- Nous avions bûché jusqu’à tard dans la nuit avant que le projet ne soit terminé. (We had worked hard until late in the night before the project was finished.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of bûcher
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse bûché | J’aurais aimé que je eusse bûché. | I wish I had chopped. |
tu | eusses bûché | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses bûché. | I wish you had chopped. |
il | eût bûché | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût bûché. | I wish he had chopped. |
elle | eût bûché | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût bûché. | I wish she had chopped. |
on | eût bûché | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût bûché. | I wish one had chopped. |
nous | eussions bûché | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions bûché. | I wish we had chopped. |
vous | eussiez bûché | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez bûché. | I wish you had chopped. |
ils | eussent bûché | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent bûché. | I wish they had chopped. |
elles | eussent bûché | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent bûché. | I wish they had chopped. |
Other Conjugations for Bûcher.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb bûcher
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bûcher
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bûcher
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bûcher
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bûcher
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bûcher
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bûcher
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bûcher
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bûcher
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bûcher
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bûcher
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bûcher
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bûcher
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bûcher
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bûcher
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bûcher
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bûcher
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Bûcher – 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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