Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb draguer
Introduction to the verb draguer
The English translation of the French verb draguer is “to flirt” or “to hit on someone.” The infinitive form, draguer, is pronounced as [dra-guh].
The origin of the word draguer can be traced back to the Latin word “tragula,” which referred to a type of fishing net used to catch fish by dragging it through the water. In modern French, the verb has taken on a more figurative meaning, referring to the act of trying to attract or seduce someone.
In everyday French, the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense is used to express a hypothetical action that took place before another action in the past. The conjugation of draguer in this tense is as follows:
J’avais dragué
Tu avais dragué
Il/elle avait dragué
Nous avions dragué
Vous aviez dragué
Ils/elles avaient dragué
Three examples of its usage in this tense, with their respective English translations, are:
- J’avais dragué mon collègue avant qu’il ne parte en vacances. (I had flirted with my colleague before he went on vacation.)
- Nous avions dragué depuis des mois avant de commencer à sortir ensemble. (We had been flirting for months before we started dating.)
- Ils avaient dragué toutes les filles de la soirée avant de se rendre compte qu’elles étaient toutes en couple. (They had hit on all the girls at the party before realizing they were all in relationships.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of draguer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse dragué | J’aurais aimé que je eusse dragué. | I wish I had flirted. |
tu | eusses dragué | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses dragué. | I wish you had flirted. |
il | eût dragué | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût dragué. | I wish he had flirted. |
elle | eût dragué | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût dragué. | I wish she had flirted. |
on | eût dragué | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût dragué. | I wish one had flirted. |
nous | eussions dragué | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions dragué. | I wish we had flirted. |
vous | eussiez dragué | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez dragué. | I wish you had flirted. |
ils | eussent dragué | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent dragué. | I wish they had flirted. |
elles | eussent dragué | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent dragué. | I wish they had flirted. |
Other Conjugations for Draguer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb draguer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb draguer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb draguer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb draguer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb draguer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb draguer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb draguer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb draguer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb draguer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb draguer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb draguer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb draguer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb draguer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb draguer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb draguer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb draguer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb draguer
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Draguer – 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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