Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb macher
Introduction to the verb macher
The English translation of the French verb macher is “to chew.” It is pronounced as “ma-shay.”
The origin of the word macher can be traced back to the Latin verb “masticare,” which also means “to chew.” In everyday French, macher is used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense to express past actions or events that may have taken place before another past action or event. This tense is often used to convey a sense of regret or doubt.
Here are three simple examples of its usage in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, along with their English translations:
- J’aurais aimé que tu aies maché plus lentement.
(I wish you had chewed more slowly.) - Il était possible que vous eussiez maché du chewing-gum.
(It was possible that you had chewed gum.) - Elle regrettait que nous ayons maché trop vite.
(She regretted that we had chewed too quickly.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of macher
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse maché | Je regrettais de ne pas avoir fait ce que je eusse maché. | I wish I had chewed. |
tu | eusses maché | Tu souhaitais que tu eusses maché. | You wished you had chewed. |
il | eût maché | Il était content que j’eût maché. | He was glad I had chewed. |
elle | eût maché | Elle m’a dit que je eût maché. | She told me I had chewed. |
on | eût maché | On m’a dit que je eût maché. | They told me I had chewed. |
nous | eussions maché | Nous espérions que nous eussions maché. | We hoped we had chewed. |
vous | eussiez maché | Vous vouliez que vous eussiez maché. | You wanted you had chewed. |
ils | eussent maché | Ils pensaient que j’eussent maché. | They thought I had chewed. |
elles | eussent maché | Elles ont dit que je eussent maché. | They said I had chewed. |
Other Conjugations for Macher.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb macher
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb macher
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb macher
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb macher
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb macher
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb macher
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb macher
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb macher
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb macher
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb macher
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb macher
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb macher
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb macher
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb macher
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb macher
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb macher
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb macher
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Macher – 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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