Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb margotter
Introduction to the verb margotter
The English translation of the French verb margotter is “to fidget” or “to fumble.” It is pronounced mar-goh-tay in its infinitive form.
The word margotter comes from the word “margot,” which in French means a small coin or a small amount of money. Over time, it came to mean “to fiddle with money” or “to be fidgety with small objects.” In modern French, it is most often used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, which is a past tense that expresses a hypothetical or imagined situation in the past.
- J’espérais qu’il n’ait pas margotté avec mon porte-monnaie. (I hoped he hadn’t fidgeted with my wallet.)
- Elle craignait qu’ils n’aient margotté avec ses bijoux. (She feared they had fumbled with her jewelry.)
- Il fallait que je nettoie le bureau car j’avais vu qu’ils avaient margotté avec mes stylos. (I had to clean up the office because I had seen they had fidgeted with my pens.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of margotter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse margotté | J’aurais aimé que je eusse margotté. | I wish I had snipped. |
tu | eusses margotté | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses margotté. | I wish you had snipped. |
il | eût margotté | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût margotté. | I wish he had snipped. |
elle | eût margotté | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût margotté. | I wish she had snipped. |
on | eût margotté | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût margotté. | I wish one had snipped. |
nous | eussions margotté | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions margotté. | I wish we had snipped. |
vous | eussiez margotté | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez margotté. | I wish you had snipped. |
ils | eussent margotté | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent margotté. | I wish they had snipped. |
elles | eussent margotté | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent margotté. | I wish they had snipped. |
Other Conjugations for Margotter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb margotter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb margotter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb margotter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb margotter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb margotter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb margotter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb margotter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb margotter
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb margotter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb margotter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb margotter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb margotter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb margotter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb margotter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb margotter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb margotter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb margotter
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Margotter – 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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