Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb expectorer
Introduction to the verb expectorer
The English translation of the French verb expectorer is “to expectorate” or “to cough up.”
In French, the infinitive form of expectorer is pronounced as “eks-pehktuh-rey.”
The word “expectorer” comes from the Latin word “expectorare” which means “to expel from the chest.” In everyday French, it is most often used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, which is a compound tense formed with the auxiliary verb “avoir” or “être” in the Subjonctif Imparfait tense followed by the past participle of the verb.
Here are 3 simple examples of its usage in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense:
- Il fallait que j’eusse expectoré pour me sentir mieux. (I had to expectorate to feel better.)
- J’aurais aimé que tu eusses expectoré avant de venir à l’école. (I wish you had expectorated before coming to school.)
- Elle aurait préféré qu’il eût expectoré discrètement. (She would have preferred if he had expectorated discreetly.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of expectorer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse expectoré | J’aurais aimé que je eusse expectoré. | I wish I had expectorated. |
tu | eusses expectoré | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses expectoré. | I wish you had expectorated. |
il | eût expectoré | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût expectoré. | I wish he had expectorated. |
elle | eût expectoré | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût expectoré. | I wish she had expectorated. |
on | eût expectoré | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût expectoré. | I wish one had expectorated. |
nous | eussions expectoré | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions expectoré. | I wish we had expectorated. |
vous | eussiez expectoré | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez expectoré. | I wish you had expectorated. |
ils | eussent expectoré | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent expectoré. | I wish they had expectorated. |
elles | eussent expectoré | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent expectoré. | I wish they had expectorated. |
Other Conjugations for Expectorer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb expectorer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb expectorer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb expectorer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb expectorer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb expectorer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb expectorer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb expectorer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb expectorer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb expectorer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb expectorer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb expectorer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb expectorer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb expectorer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb expectorer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb expectorer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb expectorer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb expectorer
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Expectorer – 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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