Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb maquignonner
Introduction to the verb maquignonner
The English translation of the French verb maquignonner is “to deal in horses” or “to act as a horse trader.” It is pronounced as “mah-keen-yo-nay.”
Maquignonner is derived from the word “maquignon,” which originally meant a dealer in horses or a horse trader. The verb form, maquignonner, is used to describe the action of dealing in horses or engaging in horse trading.
In everyday French, maquignonner is most often used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, which expresses an action that would have happened before another action in the past. This tense is formed by using the past subjunctive form of the auxiliary verb “avoir” or “être” followed by the past participle of the main verb.
Here are three examples of maquignonner in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, with their respective English translations:
- J’avais maquignoné les chevaux avant qu’il ne commence à pleuvoir. (I had dealt in horses before it started to rain.)
- Tu avais maquignoné tous tes chevaux avant que nous ne partions pour la foire. (You had traded all your horses before we left for the fair.)
- Il avait maquignoné le cheval le plus beau de l’élevage avant qu’il ne soit vendu à un prix élevé. (He had dealt in the most beautiful horse of the breeding farm before it was sold at a high price.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of maquignonner
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse maquignonné | J’aurais aimé que je eusse maquignonné. | I wish I had haggled. |
tu | eusses maquignonné | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses maquignonné. | I wish you had haggled. |
il | eût maquignonné | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût maquignonné. | I wish he had haggled. |
elle | eût maquignonné | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût maquignonné. | I wish she had haggled. |
on | eût maquignonné | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût maquignonné. | I wish one had haggled. |
nous | eussions maquignonné | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions maquignonné. | I wish we had haggled. |
vous | eussiez maquignonné | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez maquignonné. | I wish you had haggled. |
ils | eussent maquignonné | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent maquignonné. | I wish they had haggled. |
elles | eussent maquignonné | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent maquignonné. | I wish they had haggled. |
Other Conjugations for Maquignonner.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb maquignonner
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb maquignonner
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb maquignonner
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb maquignonner
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb maquignonner
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb maquignonner
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb maquignonner
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb maquignonner
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb maquignonner
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb maquignonner
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb maquignonner
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb maquignonner
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb maquignonner
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb maquignonner
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb maquignonner
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb maquignonner
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Maquignonner – 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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