Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb flécher
Introduction to the verb flécher
The English translation of the French verb flécher is “to arrow” or “to shoot with an arrow.” The infinitive form, flécher, is pronounced as “fle-shay.”
The word flécher comes from the Old French word “fleche,” meaning arrow. It is most often used in everyday French in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, which expresses a hypothetical action in the past.
Example 1: Il était important que je fléchisse bien mon arc. (It was important that I had well bent my bow.)
Example 2: Nous aurions préféré que tu fléchisses plus tôt. (We would have preferred that you had bent earlier.)
Example 3: Il fallait que je fléchisse avant de tirer. (I had to bend before shooting.)
In these examples, the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense is used to express a hypothetical or desired action in the past. The verb flécher is conjugated with the auxiliary verb avoir and the past participle fléchi.
English translations:
Example 1: It was important that I had well bent my bow.
Example 2: We would have preferred that you had bent earlier.
Example 3: I had to bend before shooting.
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of flécher
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse fléché | J’aurais aimé que je eusse fléché. | I wish I had arrowed. |
tu | eusses fléché | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses fléché. | I wish you had arrowed. |
il | eût fléché | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût fléché. | I wish he had arrowed. |
elle | eût fléché | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût fléché. | I wish she had arrowed. |
on | eût fléché | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût fléché. | I wish one had arrowed. |
nous | eussions fléché | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions fléché. | I wish we had arrowed. |
vous | eussiez fléché | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez fléché. | I wish you had arrowed. |
ils | eussent fléché | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent fléché. | I wish they had arrowed. |
elles | eussent fléché | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent fléché. | I wish they had arrowed. |
Other Conjugations for Flécher.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb flécher
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb flécher
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb flécher
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb flécher
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb flécher
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb flécher
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb flécher
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb flécher
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb flécher
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb flécher
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb flécher
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb flécher
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb flécher
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb flécher
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb flécher
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb flécher
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb flécher
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Flécher – 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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