Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb lambiner
Introduction to the verb lambiner
The English translation of the French verb lambiner is “to dawdle” or “to procrastinate.” The infinitive form of lambiner is pronounced as “lahm-bee-nay.”
Lambiner comes from the Old French word “lamber,” which means “to lick.” Over time, it evolved to mean “to dawdle” or “to waste time.” In everyday French, lambiner is most often used in the subjonctif plus-que-parfait tense, which is typically used to express a hypothetical or unrealized action in the past.
Example 1: J’aurais aimé que tu n’aies pas lambiné toute la matinée. (I wish you hadn’t dawdled all morning.)
Example 2: Il est possible que nous ayons lambiné trop longtemps avant de commencer à travailler. (It’s possible that we dawdled too long before starting to work.)
Example 3: J’étais déçu qu’ils aient encore lambiné pour prendre une décision. (I was disappointed that they had once again dawdled in making a decision.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of lambiner
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse lambiné | J’aurais aimé que je eusse lambiné. | I wish I had dawdled. |
tu | eusses lambiné | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses lambiné. | I wish you had dawdled. |
il | eût lambiné | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût lambiné. | I wish he had dawdled. |
elle | eût lambiné | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût lambiné. | I wish she had dawdled. |
on | eût lambiné | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût lambiné. | I wish one had dawdled. |
nous | eussions lambiné | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions lambiné. | I wish we had dawdled. |
vous | eussiez lambiné | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez lambiné. | I wish you had dawdled. |
ils | eussent lambiné | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent lambiné. | I wish they had dawdled. |
elles | eussent lambiné | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent lambiné. | I wish they had dawdled. |
Other Conjugations for Lambiner.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb lambiner
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb lambiner
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb lambiner
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb lambiner
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb lambiner
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb lambiner
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb lambiner
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb lambiner
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb lambiner
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb lambiner
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb lambiner
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb lambiner
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb lambiner
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb lambiner
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb lambiner
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb lambiner
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb lambiner
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Lambiner – 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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