Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb herser
Introduction to the verb herser
The English translation of the French verb herser is “to rake” or “to harrow.” The infinitive form, herser, is pronounced “ehr-seh.”
The word herser comes from the Old French word hercer, which means “to break up with a harrow.” It is derived from the Latin word hirpex, meaning “rake.” In everyday French, herser is most often used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, which expresses a past action that is hypothetical or uncertain.
Here are three simple examples of herser used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, with their English translations:
- Il fallait que j’eusse hersé le champ avant de semer les graines. (I had to have raked the field before sowing the seeds.)
- Nous aurions aimé que tu eusses hersé le jardin avant que nous arrivions. (We would have liked for you to have raked the garden before we arrived.)
- Il est possible que les oiseaux eussent déjà hersé le sol à la recherche de vers. (It is possible that the birds had already raked the ground in search of worms.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of herser
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse hersé | J’aurais aimé que je eusse hersé. | I wish I had harrowed. |
tu | eusses hersé | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses hersé. | I wish you had harrowed. |
il | eût hersé | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût hersé. | I wish he had harrowed. |
elle | eût hersé | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût hersé. | I wish she had harrowed. |
on | eût hersé | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût hersé. | I wish one had harrowed. |
nous | eussions hersé | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions hersé. | I wish we had harrowed. |
vous | eussiez hersé | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez hersé. | I wish you had harrowed. |
ils | eussent hersé | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent hersé. | I wish they had harrowed. |
elles | eussent hersé | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent hersé. | I wish they had harrowed. |
Other Conjugations for Herser.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb herser
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb herser
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb herser
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb herser
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb herser
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb herser
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb herser
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb herser
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb herser
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb herser
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb herser
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb herser
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb herser
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb herser
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb herser
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb herser
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb herser
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Herser – 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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