Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb laver
Introduction to the verb laver
The English translation of the French verb laver is “to wash.” It is pronounced “lah-vay.”
The origin of laver can be traced back to the Latin word “lavare,” meaning “to wash.” It entered the French language in the 12th century and has been used ever since.
In everyday French, laver is most often used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, which is used to express a hypothetical or possible action that took place in the past. This tense is formed by using the auxiliary verb “avoir” or “être” in the subjonctif imparfait tense, followed by the past participle of the verb.
Here are three simple examples of laver in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense with their English translations:
- Je regrettais de n’avoir pas lavé ma voiture avant la pluie. (I regretted not having washed my car before the rain.)
- Il fallait que tu aies lavé les légumes avant de les préparer. (You had to have washed the vegetables before preparing them.)
- Elle aurait voulu que nous soyons allés laver notre linge à la laverie automatique. (She would have liked us to have gone to the laundromat to wash our clothes.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of laver
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse lavé | J’aurais aimé que je eusse lavé. | I wish I had washed. |
tu | eusses lavé | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses lavé. | I wish you had washed. |
il | eût lavé | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût lavé. | I wish he had washed. |
elle | eût lavé | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût lavé. | I wish she had washed. |
on | eût lavé | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût lavé. | I wish one had washed. |
nous | eussions lavé | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions lavé. | I wish we had washed. |
vous | eussiez lavé | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez lavé. | I wish you had washed. |
ils | eussent lavé | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent lavé. | I wish they had washed. |
elles | eussent lavé | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent lavé. | I wish they had washed. |
Other Conjugations for Laver.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb laver
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb laver
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb laver
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb laver
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb laver
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb laver
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb laver
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb laver
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb laver
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb laver
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb laver
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb laver
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb laver
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb laver
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb laver
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb laver
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb laver
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Laver – 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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