Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb flanquer
Introduction to the verb flanquer
The English translation of the French verb flanquer is “to flank” or “to position at the side of.” The infinitive form, flanquer, is pronounced as “flahn-kay.”
Flanquer comes from the Old French word “flanc,” meaning “flank.” In everyday French, it is often used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense to express a hypothetical or uncertain action that happened in the past.
Here are three examples of how flanquer can be used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense:
- J’aurais aimé que tu m’aies flanqué un coup de main hier. (I wish you had given me a hand yesterday.)
- Il aurait fallu que nous l’ayons flanqué au milieu de la photo. (We should have positioned him in the middle of the photo.)
- Si j’avais su, je l’aurais flanqué à côté de moi dans la voiture. (If I had known, I would have put him next to me in the car.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of flanquer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse flanqué | J’aurais aimé que je eusse flanqué la balle. | I wish I had flung the ball. |
tu | eusses flanqué | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses flanqué la balle. | I wish you had flung the ball. |
il | eût flanqué | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût flanqué la balle. | I wish he had flung the ball. |
elle | eût flanqué | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût flanqué la balle. | I wish she had flung the ball. |
on | eût flanqué | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût flanqué la balle. | I wish one had flung the ball. |
nous | eussions flanqué | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions flanqué la balle. | I wish we had flung the ball. |
vous | eussiez flanqué | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez flanqué la balle. | I wish you had flung the ball. |
ils | eussent flanqué | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent flanqué la balle. | I wish they had flung the ball. |
elles | eussent flanqué | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent flanqué la balle. | I wish they had flung the ball. |
Other Conjugations for Flanquer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb flanquer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb flanquer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb flanquer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb flanquer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb flanquer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb flanquer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb flanquer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb flanquer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb flanquer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb flanquer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb flanquer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb flanquer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb flanquer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb flanquer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb flanquer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb flanquer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb flanquer
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Flanquer – 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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