Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb lofer
Introduction to the verb lofer
The English translation of the French verb lofer is “to loaf” or “to laze around.” It is pronounced as “loh-feh.”
The origin of the word lofer can be traced back to the Old French word “logier,” meaning “to stay.” It evolved into “lofer” in Middle French, which meant “to lounge” or “to idle.”
In everyday French, lofer is most often used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense to express a past hypothetical action or situation. This tense is used to talk about something that could have happened in the past but did not actually occur.
Here are three simple examples of lofer in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, with their English translations:
- Il aurait fallu que je lofasse toute la journée. (I would have had to loaf around all day.)
- Si tu n’avais pas lofé au lieu de travailler, tu aurais terminé à temps. (If you had not been loafing instead of working, you would have finished on time.)
- Il était dommage que nous ayons lofé au lieu de visiter tous les musées. (It was a shame that we had loafed around instead of visiting all the museums.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of lofer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse lofé | J’aurais aimé que je eusse lofé. | I wish I had lazed. |
tu | eusses lofé | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses lofé. | I wish you had lazed. |
il | eût lofé | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût lofé. | I wish he had lazed. |
elle | eût lofé | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût lofé. | I wish she had lazed. |
on | eût lofé | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût lofé. | I wish one had lazed. |
nous | eussions lofé | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions lofé. | I wish we had lazed. |
vous | eussiez lofé | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez lofé. | I wish you had lazed. |
ils | eussent lofé | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent lofé. | I wish they had lazed. |
elles | eussent lofé | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent lofé. | I wish they had lazed. |
Other Conjugations for Lofer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb lofer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb lofer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb lofer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb lofer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb lofer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb lofer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb lofer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb lofer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb lofer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb lofer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb lofer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb lofer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb lofer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb lofer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb lofer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb lofer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb lofer
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Lofer – 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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