Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb labourer
Introduction to the verb labourer
The English translation of the French verb labourer is “to work” or “to labor”. It is pronounced as “la-boor-ay” in the infinitive form.
The word labourer comes from the Old French word “labourer” which means “to work”, which in turn comes from the Latin word “laborare” meaning “to toil”. In everyday French, it is most often used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, which expresses a past action that is hypothetical or uncertain.
Examples:
- Il se peut que j’aie labouré toute la journée hier. (It is possible that I worked all day yesterday.)
- Je me demandais s’il avait labouré dans cette ferme auparavant. (I was wondering if he had worked on this farm before.)
- Nous aurions aimé qu’ils aient labouré le champ avant que les pluies arrivent. (We would have liked them to have worked the field before the rains came.)
English translations:
- It is possible that I worked all day yesterday.
- I was wondering if he had worked on this farm before.
- We would have liked them to have worked the field before the rains came.
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of labourer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse labouré | J’aurais préféré que je eusse labouré. | I wish I had labored. |
tu | eusses labouré | J’aurais préféré que tu eusses labouré. | I wish you had labored. |
il | eût labouré | J’aurais préféré qu’il eût labouré. | I wish he had labored. |
elle | eût labouré | J’aurais préféré qu’elle eût labouré. | I wish she had labored. |
on | eût labouré | J’aurais préféré qu’on eût labouré. | I wish one had labored. |
nous | eussions labouré | J’aurais préféré que nous eussions labouré. | I wish we had labored. |
vous | eussiez labouré | J’aurais préféré que vous eussiez labouré. | I wish you had labored. |
ils | eussent labouré | J’aurais préféré qu’ils eussent labouré. | I wish they had labored. |
elles | eussent labouré | J’aurais préféré qu’elles eussent labouré. | I wish they had labored. |
Other Conjugations for Labourer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb labourer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb labourer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb labourer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb labourer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb labourer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb labourer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb labourer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb labourer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb labourer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb labourer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb labourer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb labourer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb labourer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb labourer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb labourer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb labourer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb labourer
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Labourer – 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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