Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb effilocher
Introduction to the verb effilocher
The English translation of the French verb effilocher is “to fray” or “to unravel”. It is pronounced as [eh-fee-loh-shay] in its infinitive form.
Effilocher comes from the Old French word “filocher”, meaning “to pick threads”, which is derived from the Latin word “filum” meaning “thread”. In everyday French, it is most often used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, which is the past subjunctive tense. This tense is used to express a hypothetical or unreal action that took place before another past action.
Three examples of its usage in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense are:
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J’avais peur qu’il eût effiloché mon pull avant que je le remarquasse. (I was afraid he had frayed my sweater before I noticed it.)
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Il était content que tu eusses effiloché ses chaussettes sans qu’il s’en aperçût. (He was happy that you had unraveled his socks without him noticing.)
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Elle regrettait qu’ils eussent effiloché le tapis avant qu’elle ait pu le nettoyer. (She regretted that they had frayed the carpet before she could clean it.)
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I was afraid he had frayed my sweater before I noticed it.
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He was happy that you had unraveled his socks without him noticing.
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She regretted that they had frayed the carpet before she could clean it.
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of effilocher
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse effiloché | J’aurais aimé que je eusse effiloché. | I wish I had shredded. |
tu | eusses effiloché | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses effiloché. | I wish you had shredded. |
il | eût effiloché | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût effiloché. | I wish he had shredded. |
elle | eût effiloché | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût effiloché. | I wish she had shredded. |
on | eût effiloché | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût effiloché. | I wish one had shredded. |
nous | eussions effiloché | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions effiloché. | I wish we had shredded. |
vous | eussiez effiloché | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez effiloché. | I wish you had shredded. |
ils | eussent effiloché | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent effiloché. | I wish they had shredded. |
elles | eussent effiloché | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent effiloché. | I wish they had shredded. |
Other Conjugations for Effilocher.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb effilocher
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb effilocher
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb effilocher
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb effilocher
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb effilocher
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb effilocher
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb effilocher
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb effilocher
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb effilocher
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb effilocher
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb effilocher
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb effilocher
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb effilocher
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb effilocher
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb effilocher
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb effilocher
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb effilocher
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Effilocher – 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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