Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb laper
Introduction to the verb laper
The English translation of the French verb laper is “to lap” or “to slurp.” It is pronounced as “lah-pey” in its infinitive form.
The origin of laper can be traced back to the Latin word “lappare” which means “to lick.” In everyday French, it is most often used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, which is a past subjunctive tense used to express a hypothetical or uncertain action that happened before another past action.
Here are three simple examples of laper in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense with their English translations:
- Il fallait que j’aie lappé mon café avant de partir. (I had to have lapped up my coffee before leaving.)
- Je regrettais que tu eusses lappé toute l’eau. (I regretted that you had lapped up all the water.)
- Elle avait peur que nous eussions lappé toute la soupe. (She was afraid that we had lapped up all the soup.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of laper
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse lapé | J’aurais aimé que je eusse lapé. | I wish I had lapped. |
tu | eusses lapé | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses lapé. | I wish you had lapped. |
il | eût lapé | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût lapé. | I wish he had lapped. |
elle | eût lapé | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût lapé. | I wish she had lapped. |
on | eût lapé | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût lapé. | I wish one had lapped. |
nous | eussions lapé | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions lapé. | I wish we had lapped. |
vous | eussiez lapé | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez lapé. | I wish you had lapped. |
ils | eussent lapé | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent lapé. | I wish they had lapped. |
elles | eussent lapé | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent lapé. | I wish they had lapped. |
Other Conjugations for Laper.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb laper
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb laper
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb laper
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb laper
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb laper
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb laper
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb laper
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb laper
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb laper
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb laper
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb laper
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb laper
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb laper
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb laper
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb laper
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb laper
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb laper
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Laper – 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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