Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb libeller
Introduction to the verb libeller
The English translation of the French verb libeller is “to defame” or “to slander.” The infinitive form of libeller is pronounced “lee-buh-lay.”
The word libeller comes from the Old French word “libeler,” meaning “to write.” It has Latin roots from the word “libellus,” meaning “little book” or “pamphlet.” In everyday French, libeller is most often used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense to express actions or events that occurred before another past event.
Example 1:
Il était déjà accusé de vol, alors que je l’avais libellé.
(He was already accused of theft, even though I had defamed him.)
Example 2:
Elle avait gagné l’affection de tous, jusqu’à ce qu’elle soit libellée par sa rivale.
(She had won everyone’s affection, until she was defamed by her rival.)
Example 3:
Nous avions déjà vu le film avant d’entendre les critiques qui le libellaient.
(We had already seen the movie before hearing the criticisms that defamed it.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of libeller
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse libellé | J’aurais aimé que je eusse libellé le document. | I wish I had written the document. |
tu | eusses libellé | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses libellé le document. | I wish you had written the document. |
il | eût libellé | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût libellé le document. | I wish he had written the document. |
elle | eût libellé | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût libellé le document. | I wish she had written the document. |
on | eût libellé | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût libellé le document. | I wish one had written the document. |
nous | eussions libellé | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions libellé le document. | I wish we had written the document. |
vous | eussiez libellé | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez libellé le document. | I wish you had written the document. |
ils | eussent libellé | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent libellé le document. | I wish they had written the document. |
elles | eussent libellé | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent libellé le document. | I wish they had written the document. |
Other Conjugations for Libeller.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb libeller
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb libeller
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb libeller
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb libeller
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb libeller
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb libeller
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb libeller
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb libeller
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb libeller
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb libeller
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb libeller
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb libeller
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb libeller
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb libeller
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb libeller
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb libeller
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb libeller
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Libeller – 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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