Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb manquer
Introduction to the verb manquer
The English translation of the French verb manquer is “to miss” or “to lack.” It is pronounced as “mahn-kay.”
Manquer comes from the Latin word “mancare,” meaning “to fail” or “to be lacking.” In everyday French, it is most often used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, which is used to express a completed action that happened before another action in the past.
Example 1: Il fallait que tu aies manqué le dernier train.
Translation: You must have missed the last train.
Example 2: J’aurais aimé que tu ne m’aies pas manqué à mon anniversaire.
Translation: I wish you hadn’t missed my birthday.
Example 3: Si elle était arrivée plus tôt, elle n’aurait pas manqué le début du spectacle.
Translation: If she had arrived earlier, she wouldn’t have missed the beginning of the show.
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of manquer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse manqué | J’aurais aimé que je eusse manqué. | I wish I had missed. |
tu | eusses manqué | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses manqué. | I wish you had missed. |
il | eût manqué | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût manqué. | I wish he had missed. |
elle | eût manqué | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût manqué. | I wish she had missed. |
on | eût manqué | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût manqué. | I wish one had missed. |
nous | eussions manqué | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions manqué. | I wish we had missed. |
vous | eussiez manqué | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez manqué. | I wish you had missed. |
ils | eussent manqué | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent manqué. | I wish they had missed. |
elles | eussent manqué | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent manqué. | I wish they had missed. |
Other Conjugations for Manquer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb manquer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb manquer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb manquer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb manquer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb manquer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb manquer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb manquer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb manquer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb manquer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb manquer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb manquer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb manquer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb manquer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb manquer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb manquer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb manquer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb manquer
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Manquer – 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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