Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb maçonner
Introduction to the verb maçonner
The English translation of the French verb maçonner is “to bricklay.” It is pronounced as “mah-son-ay.”
Maçonner comes from the Old French word “maçon,” which means “mason” or “bricklayer.” It comes from the Latin word “machio,” which means “a builder of walls.” In everyday French, maçonner is most often used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, which is the past subjunctive tense. This tense is used to express hypothetical or uncertain actions that occurred before another past action.
Here are three simple examples of maçonner used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense:
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J’aurais aimé que tu aies maçonné cette cheminée avant l’hiver. (I wish you had bricked this chimney before winter.)
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Il était essentiel que nous ayons maçonné les fondations avant la construction de la maison. (It was essential that we had bricked the foundations before building the house.)
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Je doutais qu’ils aient maçonné le mur correctement. (I doubted they had bricked the wall correctly.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of maçonner
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse maçonné | J’aurais préféré que je eusse maçonné. | I would have preferred that I had built. |
tu | eusses maçonné | J’aurais préféré que tu eusses maçonné. | I would have preferred that you had built. |
il | eût maçonné | J’aurais préféré qu’il eût maçonné. | I would have preferred that he had built. |
elle | eût maçonné | J’aurais préféré qu’elle eût maçonné. | I would have preferred that she had built. |
on | eût maçonné | J’aurais préféré qu’on eût maçonné. | I would have preferred that one had built. |
nous | eussions maçonné | J’aurais préféré que nous eussions maçonné. | I would have preferred that we had built. |
vous | eussiez maçonné | J’aurais préféré que vous eussiez maçonné. | I would have preferred that you had built. |
ils | eussent maçonné | J’aurais préféré qu’ils eussent maçonné. | I would have preferred that they had built. |
elles | eussent maçonné | J’aurais préféré qu’elles eussent maçonné. | I would have preferred that they had built. |
Other Conjugations for Maçonner.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb maçonner
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb maçonner
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb maçonner
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb maçonner
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb maçonner
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb maçonner
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb maçonner
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb maçonner
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb maçonner
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb maçonner
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb maçonner
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb maçonner
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb maçonner
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb maçonner
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb maçonner
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb maçonner
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb maçonner
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Maçonner – 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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