Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb expliquer
Introduction to the verb expliquer
The English translation of the French verb expliquer is “to explain.” The infinitive form of the verb is pronounced as “eks-plee-kay.”
The word expliquer comes from the Latin verb “explicare,” which means “to unfold” or “to explain.” 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 uncertain action that took place before another past action.
Some common examples of using expliquer in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense are:
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J’aurais aimé que tu m’aies expliqué la situation plus tôt.
(I would have liked for you to have explained the situation to me earlier.) -
Il était important que nous ayons bien expliqué les consignes avant de commencer le projet.
(It was important for us to have explained the instructions well before starting the project.) -
Je regrette que vous n’ayez pas expliqué votre absence à votre patron.
(I regret that you did not explain your absence to your boss.)
In each of these examples, the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense is used to express a past action that is uncertain or hypothetical, in relation to another past action. In the first example, the explanation did not happen earlier. In the second example, the explanation may have taken place, but there is uncertainty about its quality. In the third example, the absence was not explained to the boss.
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of expliquer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse expliqué | J’aurais aimé que je eusse expliqué. | I wish I had explained. |
tu | eusses expliqué | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses expliqué. | I wish you had explained. |
il | eût expliqué | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût expliqué. | I wish he had explained. |
elle | eût expliqué | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût expliqué. | I wish she had explained. |
on | eût expliqué | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût expliqué. | I wish one had explained. |
nous | eussions expliqué | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions expliqué. | I wish we had explained. |
vous | eussiez expliqué | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez expliqué. | I wish you had explained. |
ils | eussent expliqué | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent expliqué. | I wish they had explained. |
elles | eussent expliqué | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent expliqué. | I wish they had explained. |
Other Conjugations for Expliquer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb expliquer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb expliquer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb expliquer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb expliquer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb expliquer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb expliquer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb expliquer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb expliquer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb expliquer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb expliquer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb expliquer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb expliquer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb expliquer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb expliquer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb expliquer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb expliquer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb expliquer
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Expliquer – 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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