Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caper
Introduction to the verb caper
The English translation of the French verb caper is “to frolic” or “to skip.”
The infinitive form of caper is pronounced as “ka-pay.”
The word “caper” comes from the Latin word “capparis,” which refers to a spiny shrub that produces small, edible flower buds that are commonly used in Mediterranean cuisine. In everyday French, caper is most often used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, which expresses a past action that was completed before another past action.
Here are three examples of caper being used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense:
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J’avais espéré qu’elle eût capé avec ses amis hier soir. (I had hoped that she had frolicked with her friends yesterday evening.)
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Nous avions souhaité que vous eussiez capé à la fête. (We had wished that you had skipped at the party.)
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Ils avaient demandé que je n’eusse pas capé sur la pelouse. (They had asked that I had not frolicked on the lawn.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of caper
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse capé | J’aurais voulu que je eusse capé. | I wish I had capered. |
tu | eusses capé | J’aurais voulu que tu eusses capé. | I wish you had capered. |
il | eût capé | J’aurais voulu qu’il eût capé. | I wish he had capered. |
elle | eût capé | J’aurais voulu qu’elle eût capé. | I wish she had capered. |
on | eût capé | J’aurais voulu qu’on eût capé. | I wish one had capered. |
nous | eussions capé | J’aurais voulu que nous eussions capé. | I wish we had capered. |
vous | eussiez capé | J’aurais voulu que vous eussiez capé. | I wish you had capered. |
ils | eussent capé | J’aurais voulu qu’ils eussent capé. | I wish they had capered. |
elles | eussent capé | J’aurais voulu qu’elles eussent capé. | I wish they had capered. |
Other Conjugations for Caper.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb caper
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caper
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caper
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caper
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caper
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caper
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caper
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caper
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caper
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caper
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caper
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caper
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caper
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caper
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caper
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caper
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caper
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Caper – 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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