Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb lacer
Introduction to the verb lacer
The English translation of the French verb lacer is “to lace” or “to tie.” It is pronounced as lah-seh in its infinitive form.
The word lacer comes from the Latin word “lacere” meaning “to tear.” In everyday French, it is most often used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, which is the past subjunctive tense. This tense is used to express a hypothetical or uncertain action that took place before another past action.
Three simple examples of lacer in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense are:
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J’avais peur que tu m’eusses lacé trop fort. (I was afraid that you had tied me too tightly.)
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Il était possible que nous eussions lacé nos chaussures avant de partir. (It was possible that we had laced our shoes before leaving.)
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Ils ne croyaient pas que vous eussiez lacé le corset correctement. (They didn’t believe that you had laced the corset correctly.)
English translations:
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J’avais peur que tu m’eusses lacé trop fort. – I was afraid that you had tied me too tightly.
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Il était possible que nous eussions lacé nos chaussures avant de partir. – It was possible that we had laced our shoes before leaving.
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Ils ne croyaient pas que vous eussiez lacé le corset correctement. – They didn’t believe that you had laced the corset correctly.
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of lacer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse lacé | J’aurais aimé que je eusse lacé mes chaussures. | I wish I had tied my shoes. |
tu | eusses lacé | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses lacé tes chaussures. | I wish you had tied your shoes. |
il | eût lacé | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût lacé ses chaussures. | I wish he had tied his shoes. |
elle | eût lacé | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût lacé ses chaussures. | I wish she had tied her shoes. |
on | eût lacé | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût lacé ses chaussures. | I wish one had tied their shoes. |
nous | eussions lacé | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions lacé nos chaussures. | I wish we had tied our shoes. |
vous | eussiez lacé | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez lacé vos chaussures. | I wish you had tied your shoes. |
ils | eussent lacé | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent lacé leurs chaussures. | I wish they had tied their shoes. |
elles | eussent lacé | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent lacé leurs chaussures. | I wish they had tied their shoes. |
Other Conjugations for Lacer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb lacer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb lacer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb lacer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb lacer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb lacer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb lacer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb lacer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb lacer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb lacer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb lacer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb lacer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb lacer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb lacer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb lacer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb lacer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb lacer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb lacer
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Lacer – 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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