Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb happer
Introduction to the verb happer
The English translation of the French verb happer is “to snatch” or “to grab.” It is pronounced as “ah-peh” in its infinitive form.
The word “happer” comes from the Old French word “haper,” which means “to seize” or “to catch.” It is most often used in everyday French in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, which expresses an action that is completed before another past action or event.
Example 1: Il fallait que j’eusse happé la balle avant qu’elle ne tombe. (I had to snatch the ball before it fell.)
Example 2: Elle avait peur qu’il eût happé son sac à main. (She was afraid that he had snatched her handbag.)
Example 3: Nous aurions aimé que vous eussiez happé l’occasion dès qu’elle s’est présentée. (We would have liked for you to have grabbed the opportunity as soon as it arose.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of happer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse happé | J’aurais aimé que je eusse happé. | I wish I had caught. |
tu | eusses happé | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses happé. | I wish you had caught. |
il | eût happé | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût happé. | I wish he had caught. |
elle | eût happé | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût happé. | I wish she had caught. |
on | eût happé | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût happé. | I wish one had caught. |
nous | eussions happé | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions happé. | I wish we had caught. |
vous | eussiez happé | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez happé. | I wish you had caught. |
ils | eussent happé | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent happé. | I wish they had caught. |
elles | eussent happé | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent happé. | I wish they had caught. |
Other Conjugations for Happer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb happer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb happer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb happer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb happer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb happer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb happer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb happer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb happer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb happer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb happer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb happer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb happer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb happer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb happer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb happer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb happer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb happer
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Happer – 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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