Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb lucher
Introduction to the verb lucher
The English translation of the French verb lucher is ‘to peer’ or ‘to squint’. It is pronounced as “loo-shay” in the infinitive form.
The etymology of lucher can be traced back to the Old French word ‘lucher’ meaning ‘to peer or look closely’. It comes from the Latin word ‘luctari’ which means ‘to struggle or wrestle’.
In everyday French, lucher is most often used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, which expresses a hypothetical action that has already been completed before another action in the past.
Here are three simple examples of lucher used in this tense:
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Il fallait que je luche pour voir le petit écureuil dans l’arbre.
(Translation: I had to squint to see the little squirrel in the tree.) -
Je ne pouvais pas lire les petits caractères, donc j’ai luché pour voir plus clairement.
(Translation: I couldn’t read the small print, so I squinted to see more clearly.) -
Elle avait luché toute la journée pour essayer de lire le panneau d’affichage.
(Translation: She had been squinting all day trying to read the billboard.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of lucher
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse luché | J’aurais aimé que je eusse luché. | I wish I had lunched. |
tu | eusses luché | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses luché. | I wish you had lunched. |
il | eût luché | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût luché. | I wish he had lunched. |
elle | eût luché | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût luché. | I wish she had lunched. |
on | eût luché | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût luché. | I wish one had lunched. |
nous | eussions luché | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions luché. | I wish we had lunched. |
vous | eussiez luché | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez luché. | I wish you had lunched. |
ils | eussent luché | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent luché. | I wish they had lunched. |
elles | eussent luché | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent luché. | I wish they had lunched. |
Other Conjugations for Lucher.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb lucher
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb lucher
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb lucher
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb lucher
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb lucher
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb lucher
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb lucher
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb lucher
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb lucher
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb lucher
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb lucher
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb lucher
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb lucher
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb lucher
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb lucher
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb lucher
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb lucher
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Lucher – 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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