Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb licencier
Introduction to the verb licencier
The English translation of the French verb licencier is “to lay off” or “to dismiss.” It is pronounced lee-sahn-see-yay in its infinitive form.
Licencier comes from the Latin word “licentia,” which means “permission” or “freedom.” In everyday French, it is most often used to refer to the act of laying off or dismissing an employee from their job.
In the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, licencier is used to express a hypothetical or unreal situation in the past. Here are three simple examples of its usage in this tense, with the respective English translations:
- J’aurais licencié tous les employés si j’avais su que l’entreprise allait faire faillite. (I would have laid off all the employees if I had known the company was going to go bankrupt.)
- Il était furieux que son patron ait licencié son collègue sans raison valable. (He was furious that his boss had laid off his colleague without a valid reason.)
- Elle était inquiète que son chef ait licencié son équipe malgré leurs bons résultats. (She was worried that her boss had dismissed her team despite their good performance.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of licencier
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse licencié | Il était temps que je eusse licencié. | It was time for me to have fired. |
tu | eusses licencié | Il était temps que tu eusses licencié. | It was time for you to have fired. |
il | eût licencié | Il était temps qu’il eût licencié. | It was time for him to have fired. |
elle | eût licencié | Il était temps qu’elle eût licencié. | It was time for her to have fired. |
on | eût licencié | Il était temps qu’on eût licencié. | It was time for one to have fired. |
nous | eussions licencié | Il était temps que nous eussions licencié. | It was time for us to have fired. |
vous | eussiez licencié | Il était temps que vous eussiez licencié. | It was time for you to have fired. |
ils | eussent licencié | Il était temps qu’ils eussent licencié. | It was time for them to have fired. |
elles | eussent licencié | Il était temps qu’elles eussent licencié. | It was time for them to have fired. |
Other Conjugations for Licencier.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb licencier
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb licencier
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb licencier
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb licencier
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb licencier
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb licencier
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb licencier
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb licencier
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb licencier
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb licencier
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb licencier
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb licencier
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb licencier
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb licencier
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb licencier
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb licencier
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb licencier
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Licencier – 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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