Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb macquer
Introduction to the verb macquer
The English translation of the French verb macquer is “to miss.” It is pronounced as “mah-keh.”
The word macquer comes from the Latin word “maculare,” meaning “to stain.” In everyday French, it is most often used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, which conveys a past hypothetical or uncertain action.
Three simple examples of its usage in this tense are:
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J’aurais aimé qu’il ne m’ait pas macquée. (I wish he hadn’t missed me.)
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Si seulement tu n’avais pas macqué ton train. (If only you hadn’t missed your train.)
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Elle aurait préféré que je ne l’aie pas macquée. (She would have preferred that I hadn’t missed her.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of macquer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse maqué | Si j’étais allé au concert, j’aurais aimé que je eusse maqué. | If I had gone to the concert, I wish I had hooked up. |
tu | eusses maqué | Si tu m’avais accompagné, j’aurais aimé que tu eusses maqué. | If you had come with me, I wish you had hooked up. |
il | eût maqué | S’il avait été plus courageux, j’aurais aimé qu’il eût maqué. | If he had been braver, I wish he had hooked up. |
elle | eût maqué | Si elle avait dit oui, j’aurais aimé qu’elle eût maqué. | If she had said yes, I wish she had hooked up. |
on | eût maqué | Si on m’avait invité, j’aurais aimé qu’on eût maqué. | If I had been invited, I wish one had hooked up. |
nous | eussions maqué | Si nous étions restés plus longtemps, j’aurais aimé que nous eussions maqué. | If we had stayed longer, I wish we had hooked up. |
vous | eussiez maqué | Si vous aviez accepté mon invitation, j’aurais aimé que vous eussiez maqué. | If you had accepted my invitation, I wish you had hooked up. |
ils | eussent maqué | Si les garçons avaient eu le courage, j’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent maqué. | If the boys had had the courage, I wish they had hooked up. |
elles | eussent maqué | Si mes amies m’avaient écouté, j’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent maqué. | If my friends had listened to me, I wish they had hooked up. |
Other Conjugations for Macquer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb macquer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb macquer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb macquer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb macquer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb macquer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb macquer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb macquer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb macquer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb macquer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb macquer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb macquer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb macquer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb macquer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb macquer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb macquer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb macquer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb macquer
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Macquer – 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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