Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb hercher
Introduction to the verb hercher
The English translation of the French verb hercher is “to search” or “to seek.” The infinitive form of hercher is pronounced as “er-shay.”
The word hercher comes from the Old French word “herche” which means “to search” or “to look for.” It is most commonly used in everyday French in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, which is used to express a completed action in the past that was hypothetical or uncertain.
Here are three simple examples of hercher in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense with their respective English translations:
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J’avais herché partout avant de trouver mes clés. (I had searched everywhere before finding my keys.)
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Elle m’avait dit qu’elle n’avait pas herché mon cadeau. (She had told me she hadn’t searched for my present.)
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Si j’avais herché plus tôt, j’aurais trouvé la solution. (If I had searched earlier, I would have found the solution.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of hercher
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse cherché | J’aurais aimé que je eusse cherché. | I wish I had looked for. |
tu | eusses cherché | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses cherché. | I wish you had looked for. |
il | eût cherché | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût cherché. | I wish he had looked for. |
elle | eût cherché | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût cherché. | I wish she had looked for. |
on | eût cherché | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût cherché. | I wish one had looked for. |
nous | eussions cherché | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions cherché. | I wish we had looked for. |
vous | eussiez cherché | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez cherché. | I wish you had looked for. |
ils | eussent cherché | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent cherché. | I wish they had looked for. |
elles | eussent cherché | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent cherché. | I wish they had looked for. |
Other Conjugations for Hercher.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb hercher
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb hercher
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb hercher
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb hercher
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb hercher
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb hercher
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb hercher
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb hercher
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb hercher
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb hercher
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb hercher
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb hercher
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb hercher
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb hercher
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb hercher
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb hercher
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb hercher
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Hercher – 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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