Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb esclaffer
Introduction to the verb esclaffer
The English translation of the French verb esclaffer is “to burst out laughing” or “to roar with laughter.” The infinitive form is pronounced as “es-klaf-er.”
Esclaffer comes from the Old French word “esclaf” which means “to break open” or “to shatter.” Over time, the meaning evolved to include the act of bursting out in laughter, possibly due to the similarity in sound between the words “esclaf” and “éclat,” which means “burst” or “explosion.”
In everyday French, esclaffer is most often used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense to express a past action that was completed before another past action. This tense is formed with the auxiliary verb “avoir” or “être” in the Subjonctif Imparfait form, followed by the past participle of the main verb.
Here are three simple examples of its usage in this tense:
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J’étais tellement fatigué que j’étais tombé dans le sommeil avant même que ma tête ait touché l’oreiller. (I was so tired that I had fallen asleep before my head even touched the pillow.)
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Elle était si drôle que nous avions éclaté de rire avant qu’elle ait fini son histoire. (She was so funny that we had burst out laughing before she even finished her story.)
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Ils avaient tellement peur que leurs jambes aient tremblé avant même que le monstre n’apparaisse. (They were so scared that their legs had trembled before the monster even appeared.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of esclaffer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse esclaffé | J’aurais aimé que je eusse esclaffé. | I wish I had laughed out loud. |
tu | eusses esclaffé | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses esclaffé. | I wish you had laughed out loud. |
il | eût esclaffé | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût esclaffé. | I wish he had laughed out loud. |
elle | eût esclaffé | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût esclaffé. | I wish she had laughed out loud. |
on | eût esclaffé | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût esclaffé. | I wish one had laughed out loud. |
nous | eussions esclaffé | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions esclaffé. | I wish we had laughed out loud. |
vous | eussiez esclaffé | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez esclaffé. | I wish you had laughed out loud. |
ils | eussent esclaffé | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent esclaffé. | I wish they had laughed out loud. |
elles | eussent esclaffé | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent esclaffé. | I wish they had laughed out loud. |
Other Conjugations for Esclaffer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb esclaffer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb esclaffer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb esclaffer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb esclaffer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb esclaffer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb esclaffer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb esclaffer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb esclaffer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb esclaffer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb esclaffer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb esclaffer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb esclaffer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb esclaffer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb esclaffer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb esclaffer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb esclaffer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb esclaffer
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Esclaffer – 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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