Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb busquer
Introduction to the verb busquer
The English translation of the French verb “busquer” is “to search” or “to look for”. It is pronounced as “boo-skay” in the infinitive form.
The word “busquer” comes from the Latin word “boscare”, which means “to go through the woods”. It is most often used in everyday French to indicate an action of searching or looking for something.
In the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, “busquer” is conjugated as “j’eusse busqué”. This tense is used to express a hypothetical action that would have taken place before another past action.
Here are 3 simple examples of its usage in this tense:
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J’eusse busqué partout dans la maison avant de trouver mes clés. (I would have searched everywhere in the house before finding my keys.)
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Tu eusses busqué partout dans la ville avant de rencontrer ton ami. (You would have looked for your friend all over the city before meeting them.)
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Ils eussent busqué pendant des heures avant de découvrir le trésor caché. (They would have searched for hours before discovering the hidden treasure.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of busquer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse busqué | J’aurais aimé que je eusse busqué. | I wish I had searched. |
tu | eusses busqué | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses busqué. | I wish you had searched. |
il | eût busqué | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût busqué. | I wish he had searched. |
elle | eût busqué | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût busqué. | I wish she had searched. |
on | eût busqué | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût busqué. | I wish one had searched. |
nous | eussions busqué | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions busqué. | I wish we had searched. |
vous | eussiez busqué | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez busqué. | I wish you had searched. |
ils | eussent busqué | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent busqué. | I wish they had searched. |
elles | eussent busqué | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent busqué. | I wish they had searched. |
Other Conjugations for Busquer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb busquer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb busquer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb busquer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb busquer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb busquer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb busquer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb busquer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb busquer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb busquer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb busquer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb busquer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb busquer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb busquer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb busquer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb busquer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb busquer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb busquer
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Busquer – 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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