Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ligner
Introduction to the verb ligner
The English translation of the French verb ligner is “to line up” or “to be in line”. The infinitive form of ligner is pronounced “leen-yeh”.
The word ligner comes from the Latin word “lineare” meaning “to line”. 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 occurred before another past action. This tense is formed by using the auxiliary verb “avoir” or “être” in the Imparfait tense followed by the past participle of the verb.
3 examples of ligner in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense with their English translations are:
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Nous avions déjà ligné avant que les invités arrivent. (We had already lined up before the guests arrived.)
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Il était important que vous ayez ligné avant que le spectacle commence. (It was important for you to have lined up before the show started.)
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J’avais préféré que tu aies ligné avant que le magasin ouvre. (I had preferred for you to have lined up before the store opened.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of ligner
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse ligné | J’aurais aimé que je eusse ligné. | I wish I had lined. |
tu | eusses ligné | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses ligné. | I wish you had lined. |
il | eût ligné | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût ligné. | I wish he had lined. |
elle | eût ligné | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût ligné. | I wish she had lined. |
on | eût ligné | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût ligné. | I wish one had lined. |
nous | eussions ligné | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions ligné. | I wish we had lined. |
vous | eussiez ligné | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez ligné. | I wish you had lined. |
ils | eussent ligné | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent ligné. | I wish they had lined. |
elles | eussent ligné | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent ligné. | I wish they had lined. |
Other Conjugations for Ligner.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb ligner
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ligner
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ligner
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ligner
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ligner
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ligner
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ligner
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ligner
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ligner
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ligner
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ligner
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ligner
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ligner
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ligner
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ligner
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ligner
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ligner
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Ligner – 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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