Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb léguer
Introduction to the verb léguer
The English translation of the French verb léguer is “to bequeath” or “to leave (as an inheritance)”. It is pronounced “leh-guh-ay”.
Léguer comes from the Latin word “legare”, which means “to bequeath” or “to leave”. It is most often used in everyday French in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, which is a compound tense used to express an action that took place before another action in the past.
Here are 3 simple examples of léguer in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense:
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J’avais légué ma maison à mes enfants avant de mourir. (I had bequeathed my house to my children before dying.)
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Elle avait légué toutes ses économies à une association caritative. (She had left all her savings to a charity organization.)
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Nous avions légué notre vieux piano à notre petit-fils qui aimait tant jouer. (We had bequeathed our old piano to our grandson who loved to play so much.)
In all of these examples, the action of léguer took place before the main action (mourir, laisser, léguer) and is expressed in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense. The verb léguer is often used in this tense to describe a past event or action that has a lasting impact or consequence on the present.
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of léguer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse légué | J’aurais aimé que je eusse légué. | I wish I had bequeathed. |
tu | eusses légué | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses légué. | I wish you had bequeathed. |
il | eût légué | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût légué. | I wish he had bequeathed. |
elle | eût légué | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût légué. | I wish she had bequeathed. |
on | eût légué | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût légué. | I wish one had bequeathed. |
nous | eussions légué | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions légué. | I wish we had bequeathed. |
vous | eussiez légué | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez légué. | I wish you had bequeathed. |
ils | eussent légué | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent légué. | I wish they had bequeathed. |
elles | eussent légué | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent légué. | I wish they had bequeathed. |
Other Conjugations for Léguer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb léguer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb léguer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb léguer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb léguer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb léguer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb léguer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb léguer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb léguer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb léguer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb léguer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb léguer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb léguer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb léguer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb léguer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb léguer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb léguer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb léguer
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Léguer – 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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