Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ligaturer
Introduction to the verb ligaturer
The English translation of the French verb ligaturer is “to tie” or “to bind.” It is pronounced lee-gah-too-ray and is derived from the Latin word “ligare,” which also means “to tie.”
In everyday French, ligaturer is most often used in the subjonctif plus-que-parfait tense, which expresses actions that are hypothetical or that occurred before another action in the past. This tense is formed with the auxiliary verb “avoir” or “être” in the imperfect subjunctive, followed by the past participle of the verb.
Here are three simple examples of ligaturer used in the subjonctif plus-que-parfait tense, with their English translations:
1) Il fallait que je l’eusse ligaturé avant qu’il ne s’échappe. (I had to tie him up before he could escape.)
2) Elle aurait préféré que son livre fût ligaturé avec un ruban plutôt que de le laisser ouvert. (She would have preferred her book to be tied with a ribbon rather than leaving it open.)
3) Nous serions arrivés plus tôt si nous avions ligaturé les paquets plus vite. (We would have arrived earlier if we had tied the packages faster.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of ligaturer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse ligaturé | J’aurais aimé que je eusse ligaturé. | I wish I had ligatured. |
tu | eusses ligaturé | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses ligaturé. | I wish you had ligatured. |
il | eût ligaturé | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût ligaturé. | I wish he had ligatured. |
elle | eût ligaturé | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût ligaturé. | I wish she had ligatured. |
on | eût ligaturé | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût ligaturé. | I wish one had ligatured. |
nous | eussions ligaturé | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions ligaturé. | I wish we had ligatured. |
vous | eussiez ligaturé | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez ligaturé. | I wish you had ligatured. |
ils | eussent ligaturé | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent ligaturé. | I wish they had ligatured. |
elles | eussent ligaturé | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent ligaturé. | I wish they had ligatured. |
Other Conjugations for Ligaturer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb ligaturer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ligaturer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ligaturer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ligaturer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ligaturer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ligaturer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ligaturer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ligaturer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ligaturer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ligaturer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ligaturer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ligaturer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ligaturer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ligaturer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ligaturer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ligaturer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ligaturer
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Ligaturer – 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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