Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb essoucher
Introduction to the verb essoucher
The English translation of the French verb essoucher is “to uproot”. It is pronounced as “es-oo-shay” in its infinitive form.
The word essoucher is derived from the Old French word “sochier”, meaning “to snatch away”. It comes from the Latin word “succutere” which also means “to root out”. In everyday French, essoucher is most often used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, which expresses a past action that is even further in the past.
Here are 3 simple examples of its usage in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, with their respective English translations:
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Il avait fallu qu’il essouchât les mauvaises herbes avant de planter les fleurs. (He had to uproot the weeds before planting the flowers.)
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Elle m’avait dit qu’elle aurait essouché le vieux pommier si elle avait eu le temps. (She had told me that she would have uprooted the old apple tree if she had had the time.)
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Nous avions souhaité que notre voisin eût essouché les arbres qui gênaient la vue. (We had wished that our neighbor had uprooted the trees that were blocking the view.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of essoucher
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse essouché | J’étais heureux que je eusse essouché. | I was happy to have pruned. |
tu | eusses essouché | J’étais heureux que tu eusses essouché. | I was happy you had pruned. |
il | eût essouché | J’étais heureux qu’il eût essouché. | I was happy he had pruned. |
elle | eût essouché | J’étais heureux qu’elle eût essouché. | I was happy she had pruned. |
on | eût essouché | J’étais heureux qu’on eût essouché. | I was happy one had pruned. |
nous | eussions essouché | J’étais heureux que nous eussions essouché. | I was happy we had pruned. |
vous | eussiez essouché | J’étais heureux que vous eussiez essouché. | I was happy you had pruned. |
ils | eussent essouché | J’étais heureux qu’ils eussent essouché. | I was happy they had pruned. |
elles | eussent essouché | J’étais heureux qu’elles eussent essouché. | I was happy they had pruned. |
Other Conjugations for Essoucher.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb essoucher
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb essoucher
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb essoucher
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb essoucher
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb essoucher
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb essoucher
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb essoucher
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb essoucher
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb essoucher
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb essoucher
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb essoucher
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb essoucher
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb essoucher
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb essoucher
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb essoucher
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb essoucher
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb essoucher
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Essoucher – 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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