Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb lamer
Introduction to the verb lamer
The English translation of the French verb lamer is “to lick.” The infinitive form is pronounced lah-may.
The word lamer comes from the Latin word “lamere,” meaning “to lick.” In everyday French, lamer is used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, which is a past tense that expresses a hypothetical or uncertain action that took place before another past action.
Example 1: J’ai demandé que tu aies léché la glace. (I asked you if you had licked the ice cream.)
Example 2: Il était sûr que vous eussiez léché toute la crème. (He was sure that you had licked all the cream.)
Example 3: Nous doutions qu’ils eussent léché les assiettes. (We doubted that they had licked the plates.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of lamer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse lamé | J’aurais aimé que je eusse lamé. | I wish I had licked. |
tu | eusses lamé | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses lamé. | I wish you had licked. |
il | eût lamé | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût lamé. | I wish he had licked. |
elle | eût lamé | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût lamé. | I wish she had licked. |
on | eût lamé | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût lamé. | I wish one had licked. |
nous | eussions lamé | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions lamé. | I wish we had licked. |
vous | eussiez lamé | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez lamé. | I wish you had licked. |
ils | eussent lamé | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent lamé. | I wish they had licked. |
elles | eussent lamé | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent lamé. | I wish they had licked. |
Other Conjugations for Lamer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb lamer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb lamer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb lamer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb lamer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb lamer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb lamer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb lamer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb lamer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb lamer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb lamer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb lamer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb lamer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb lamer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb lamer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb lamer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb lamer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb lamer
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Lamer – 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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