Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb herbager
Introduction to the verb herbager
The English translation of the French verb herbager is “to graze” or “to pasture.” The infinitive form is pronounced [er-ba-zha-zhay].
The word herbager comes from the Old French herbage, meaning “pasture,” and the suffix -er, indicating the infinitive form of a verb. It is most often used in everyday French to describe the action of animals feeding on grass or other plants in a pasture.
In the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, herbager is used to express an action that hypothetically would have already taken place in the past. Here are three simple examples of its usage in this tense with their English translations:
- Nous avions ordonné aux chèvres d’herbager dans le champ avant la pluie. (We had instructed the goats to graze in the field before the rain.)
- Il fallait que le troupeau eût herbagé pendant des heures avant d’être ramené à l’étable. (It was necessary for the herd to have grazed for hours before being brought back to the stable.)
- J’étais étonnée qu’il n’eût pas herbagé dans la prairie comme d’habitude. (I was surprised that he had not grazed in the meadow as usual.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of herbager
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse herbagé | J’aurais aimé que je eusse herbagé. | I wish I had grazed. |
tu | eusses herbagé | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses herbagé. | I wish you had grazed. |
il | eût herbagé | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût herbagé. | I wish he had grazed. |
elle | eût herbagé | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût herbagé. | I wish she had grazed. |
on | eût herbagé | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût herbagé. | I wish one had grazed. |
nous | eussions herbagé | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions herbagé. | I wish we had grazed. |
vous | eussiez herbagé | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez herbagé. | I wish you had grazed. |
ils | eussent herbagé | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent herbagé. | I wish they had grazed. |
elles | eussent herbagé | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent herbagé. | I wish they had grazed. |
Other Conjugations for Herbager.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb herbager
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb herbager
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb herbager
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb herbager
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb herbager
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb herbager
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb herbager
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb herbager
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb herbager
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb herbager
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb herbager
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb herbager
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb herbager
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb herbager
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb herbager
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb herbager
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb herbager
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Herbager – 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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