Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb catcher
Introduction to the verb catcher
The English translation of the French verb catcher is “to catch.” It is pronounced “ka-shay” in the infinitive form.
The word catcher comes from the Old French word “chacier” which means “to chase, to hunt.” It is most often used in everyday French in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, which is a past tense used to express an action that was completed before another action in the past.
Here are three simple examples of its usage in this tense:
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J’espérais qu’il avait attrapé le ballon avant qu’il ne tombe. (I was hoping that he had caught the ball before it fell.)
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Elle craignait qu’ils ne se soient fait attraper par la police. (She was afraid that they had been caught by the police.)
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Nous étions heureux qu’elle ait finalement attrapé le train. (We were happy that she had finally caught the train.)
In all of these examples, the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense is used to express an action that was completed before another action in the past. The verb catcher is conjugated differently depending on the subject, but in this tense it remains the same for all subjects. The Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense is not used very often in everyday French, but it is still important to know and understand its usage.
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of catcher
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse attrapé | J’aurais aimé que je eusse attrapé. | I wish I had caught. |
tu | eusses attrapé | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses attrapé. | I wish you had caught. |
il | eût attrapé | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût attrapé. | I wish he had caught. |
elle | eût attrapé | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût attrapé. | I wish she had caught. |
on | eût attrapé | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût attrapé. | I wish one had caught. |
nous | eussions attrapé | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions attrapé. | I wish we had caught. |
vous | eussiez attrapé | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez attrapé. | I wish you had caught. |
ils | eussent attrapé | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent attrapé. | I wish they had caught. |
elles | eussent attrapé | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent attrapé. | I wish they had caught. |
Other Conjugations for Catcher.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb catcher
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb catcher
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb catcher
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb catcher
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb catcher
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb catcher
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb catcher
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb catcher
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb catcher
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb catcher
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb catcher
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb catcher
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb catcher
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb catcher
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb catcher
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb catcher
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb catcher
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Catcher – 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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