Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb elaguer
Introduction to the verb elaguer
The English translation of the French verb elaguer is “to prune” or “to trim”. It is pronounced as “eh-la-guh-eh”.
The word elaguer comes from the Latin word “elagare” which means “to cut off” or “to prune”. It entered into the French language in the 15th century.
In everyday French, elaguer is most often used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, which is a compound tense used to express a completed action that happened before another past action. It is formed by conjugating the auxiliary verb “avoir” in the Imparfait tense, followed by the past participle of the verb.
Here are three examples of elaguer used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, with their English translations:
- J’aurais aimé que tu aies élagué cet arbre avant qu’il ne soit trop grand. (I wish you had pruned this tree before it got too big.)
- Il faut que nous ayons élagué les haies avant que la tempête n’arrive. (We need to prune the hedges before the storm comes.)
- Si vous aviez élagué ces branches, elles n’auraient pas endommagé la toiture. (If you had pruned these branches, they wouldn’t have damaged the roof.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of elaguer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse élagué | J’aurais aimé que je eusse élagué. | I wish I had pruned. |
tu | eusses élagué | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses élagué. | I wish you had pruned. |
il | eût élagué | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût élagué. | I wish he had pruned. |
elle | eût élagué | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût élagué. | I wish she had pruned. |
on | eût élagué | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût élagué. | I wish one had pruned. |
nous | eussions élagué | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions élagué. | I wish we had pruned. |
vous | eussiez élagué | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez élagué. | I wish you had pruned. |
ils | eussent élagué | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent élagué. | I wish they had pruned. |
elles | eussent élagué | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent élagué. | I wish they had pruned. |
Other Conjugations for Elaguer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb elaguer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb elaguer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb elaguer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb elaguer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb elaguer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb elaguer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb elaguer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb elaguer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb elaguer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb elaguer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb elaguer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb elaguer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb elaguer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb elaguer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb elaguer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb elaguer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb elaguer
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Elaguer – 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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