Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb liker
Introduction to the verb liker
The English translation of the French verb liker is “to like.” It is pronounced “lee-kay.”
The verb liker comes from the Old French word “licher,” meaning “to please.” It is most commonly used in everyday French in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, which is used to express a hypothetical or uncertain action that took place before another action in the past.
Examples of liker in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense are:
- J’aurais aimé que tu aies aimé le film. (I would have liked if you had liked the movie.)
- Nous aurions aimé que vous ayez aimé la soirée. (We would have liked if you had liked the party.)
- Il aurait aimé que nous ayons aimé son cadeau. (He would have liked if we had liked his gift.)
In these examples, liker is used to express a desire or wish for the other person to have liked something in the past. The Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense is used because the liking of the thing in question is uncertain or hypothetical.
English translations:
- I would have liked if you had liked the movie.
- We would have liked if you had liked the party.
- He would have liked if we had liked his gift.
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of liker
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse liké | J’aurais aimé que je eusse liké. | I wish I had liked. |
tu | eusses liké | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses liké. | I wish you had liked. |
il | eût liké | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût liké. | I wish he had liked. |
elle | eût liké | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût liké. | I wish she had liked. |
on | eût liké | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût liké. | I wish one had liked. |
nous | eussions liké | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions liké. | I wish we had liked. |
vous | eussiez liké | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez liké. | I wish you had liked. |
ils | eussent liké | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent liké. | I wish they had liked. |
elles | eussent liké | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent liké. | I wish they had liked. |
Other Conjugations for Liker.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb liker
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb liker
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb liker
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb liker
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb liker
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb liker
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb liker
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb liker
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb liker
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb liker
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb liker
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb liker
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb liker
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb liker
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb liker
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb liker
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb liker
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Liker – 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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