Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb féculer
Introduction to the verb féculer
The English translation of the French verb féculer is “to starch.” It is pronounced as “fay-koo-lay.”
The word féculer comes from the Latin term “faecula,” meaning “dregs” or “sediments.” In everyday French, it is most often used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, which expresses a past hypothetical action or situation.
Here are three simple examples of féculer in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense:
- J’avais féculé les chemises avant qu’elles ne soient repassées. (I had starched the shirts before they were ironed.)
- Elle avait féculé le tissu avant de le coudre. (She had starched the fabric before sewing it.)
- Nous avions féculé les rideaux pour qu’ils soient bien raides. (We had starched the curtains so they would be nice and stiff.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of féculer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse féculé | J’aurais aimé que je eusse féculé. | I wish I had féculed. |
tu | eusses féculé | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses féculé. | I wish you had féculed. |
il | eût féculé | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût féculé. | I wish he had féculed. |
elle | eût féculé | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût féculé. | I wish she had féculed. |
on | eût féculé | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût féculé. | I wish one had féculed. |
nous | eussions féculé | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions féculé. | I wish we had féculed. |
vous | eussiez féculé | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez féculé. | I wish you had féculed. |
ils | eussent féculé | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent féculé. | I wish they had féculed. |
elles | eussent féculé | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent féculé. | I wish they had féculed. |
Other Conjugations for Féculer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb féculer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb féculer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb féculer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb féculer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb féculer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb féculer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb féculer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb féculer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb féculer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb féculer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb féculer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb féculer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb féculer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb féculer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb féculer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb féculer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb féculer
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Féculer – 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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