Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb choquer
Introduction to the verb choquer
The English translation of choquer is “to shock” or “to clash.” It is pronounced as “shoh-kay.”
The origin of choquer can be traced back to the Latin word “collidere,” meaning “to strike together.” In everyday French, choquer is often used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense to express a past action that was more than completed before another past action took place. This tense is commonly used to talk about hypothetical or unreal situations in the past.
Here are three examples of choquer being used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense:
- J’étais choqué qu’il ait manqué son examen. (I was shocked that he had failed his exam.)
- Nous n’avions jamais pensé que nos idées aient choqué nos parents. (We had never thought that our ideas would shock our parents.)
- Il était difficile d’imaginer qu’elle ait pu être choquée par ce film. (It was hard to imagine that she could have been shocked by this movie.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of choquer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse choqué | J’aurais aimé que je eusse choqué. | I wish I had shocked. |
tu | eusses choqué | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses choqué. | I wish you had shocked. |
il | eût choqué | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût choqué. | I wish he had shocked. |
elle | eût choqué | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût choqué. | I wish she had shocked. |
on | eût choqué | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût choqué. | I wish one had shocked. |
nous | eussions choqué | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions choqué. | I wish we had shocked. |
vous | eussiez choqué | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez choqué. | I wish you had shocked. |
ils | eussent choqué | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent choqué. | I wish they had shocked. |
elles | eussent choqué | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent choqué. | I wish they had shocked. |
Other Conjugations for Choquer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb choquer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb choquer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb choquer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb choquer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb choquer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb choquer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb choquer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb choquer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb choquer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb choquer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb choquer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb choquer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb choquer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb choquer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb choquer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb choquer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb choquer
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Choquer – 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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