Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb manger
Introduction to the verb manger
The English translation of the French verb “manger” is “to eat.” It is pronounced “mahn-zhay” in its infinitive form.
The word “manger” originated from the Latin word “manducare,” meaning “to chew or eat.” It is one of the most commonly used verbs in French, used to express the action of consuming food. In the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (subjunctive pluperfect) tense, “manger” is used to express a past action that is hypothetical or uncertain.
Three simple examples of “manger” in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense are:
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J’avais mangé avant que tu arrives. (I had eaten before you arrived.)
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Il était temps que nous ayons mangé. (It was time for us to have eaten.)
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Si j’avais su, j’aurais mangé avant de partir. (If I had known, I would have eaten before leaving.)
In these examples, “manger” is used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense to express a hypothetical or uncertain action that happened before another past action. The English translations also use the past perfect tense to convey the same meaning.
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of manger
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse mangé | J’aurais aimé que je eusse mangé. | I wish I had eaten. |
tu | eusses mangé | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses mangé. | I wish you had eaten. |
il | eût mangé | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût mangé. | I wish he had eaten. |
elle | eût mangé | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût mangé. | I wish she had eaten. |
on | eût mangé | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût mangé. | I wish one had eaten. |
nous | eussions mangé | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions mangé. | I wish we had eaten. |
vous | eussiez mangé | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez mangé. | I wish you had eaten. |
ils | eussent mangé | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent mangé. | I wish they had eaten. |
elles | eussent mangé | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent mangé. | I wish they had eaten. |
Other Conjugations for Manger.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb manger
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb manger
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb manger
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb manger
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb manger
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb manger
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb manger
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb manger
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb manger
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb manger
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb manger
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb manger
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb manger
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb manger
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb manger
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb manger
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb manger
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Manger – 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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