Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb langer
Introduction to the verb langer
The English translation of the French verb langer is “to hit” or “to beat.” It is pronounced as “lahn-jay” in the infinitive form.
Langer comes from the old French word “langier,” which means “to strike.” It is most often used in everyday French in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, which is a past tense used to express a hypothetical action in the past.
Three examples of langer in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense are:
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Si j’avais su qu’il était malade, je ne l’aurais pas lângé. (If I had known he was sick, I wouldn’t have hit him.)
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Nous aurions été en retard si tu n’avais pas langé la porte. (We would have been late if you hadn’t closed the door.)
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Il aurait été plus prudent que tu ne langes pas le chien. (It would have been wiser if you hadn’t hit the dog.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of langer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse langé | J’aurais préféré que je eusse langé. | I would have preferred that I had fed. |
tu | eusses langé | J’aurais préféré que tu eusses langé. | I would have preferred that you had fed. |
il | eût langé | J’aurais préféré qu’il eût langé. | I would have preferred that he had fed. |
elle | eût langé | J’aurais préféré qu’elle eût langé. | I would have preferred that she had fed. |
on | eût langé | J’aurais préféré qu’on eût langé. | I would have preferred that one had fed. |
nous | eussions langé | J’aurais préféré que nous eussions langé. | I would have preferred that we had fed. |
vous | eussiez langé | J’aurais préféré que vous eussiez langé. | I would have preferred that you had fed. |
ils | eussent langé | J’aurais préféré qu’ils eussent langé. | I would have preferred that they had fed. |
elles | eussent langé | J’aurais préféré qu’elles eussent langé. | I would have preferred that they had fed. |
Other Conjugations for Langer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb langer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb langer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb langer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb langer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb langer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb langer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb langer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb langer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb langer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb langer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb langer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb langer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb langer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb langer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb langer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb langer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb langer
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Langer – 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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