Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb lacérer
Introduction to the verb lacérer
The English translation of the French verb lacérer is “to tear” or “to rip.” The infinitive form, lacérer, is pronounced as “lah-say-ray.”
The word lacérer comes from the Latin word “lacerare” meaning “to tear” or “to rend.” It entered the French language in the 15th century.
In everyday French, lacérer is most often used in its past subjunctive tense, the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait. This tense is used to express a hypothetical or unreal action that took place before another action in the past.
Here are three simple examples of lacérer in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, with their respective English translations:
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J’aurais lacéré le papier si je n’avais pas lu le message. (I would have torn the paper if I hadn’t read the message.)
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Elle aurait lacéré sa robe si elle n’avait pas fait attention en la portant. (She would have ripped her dress if she hadn’t been careful while wearing it.)
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Ils auraient lacéré les affiches s’ils n’avaient pas été arrêtés par la police. (They would have torn the posters if they hadn’t been stopped by the police.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of lacérer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse lacéré | J’aurais aimé que je eusse lacéré. | I wish I had slashed. |
tu | eusses lacéré | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses lacéré. | I wish you had slashed. |
il | eût lacéré | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût lacéré. | I wish he had slashed. |
elle | eût lacéré | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût lacéré. | I wish she had slashed. |
on | eût lacéré | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût lacéré. | I wish one had slashed. |
nous | eussions lacéré | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions lacéré. | I wish we had slashed. |
vous | eussiez lacéré | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez lacéré. | I wish you had slashed. |
ils | eussent lacéré | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent lacéré. | I wish they had slashed. |
elles | eussent lacéré | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent lacéré. | I wish they had slashed. |
Other Conjugations for Lacérer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb lacérer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb lacérer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb lacérer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb lacérer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb lacérer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb lacérer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb lacérer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb lacérer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb lacérer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb lacérer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb lacérer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb lacérer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb lacérer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb lacérer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb lacérer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb lacérer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb lacérer
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Lacérer – 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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