Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb menacer
Introduction to the verb menacer
The English translation of the French verb menacer is “to threaten.” The infinitive form is pronounced “meh-nah-say.”
Menacer comes from the Latin word “minacere,” meaning “to threaten.” It is most often used in everyday French in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, which is used to express a hypothetical or uncertain action that took place before another past action.
Three examples of menacer in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense are:
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J’avais peur qu’il ne m’ait menacé avant de partir. (I was afraid that he had threatened me before leaving.)
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Nous étions contents qu’ils aient menacé de nous aider. (We were happy that they had threatened to help us.)
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Il était possible que tu aies menacé de démissionner. (It was possible that you had threatened to resign.)
English translations:
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I was afraid that he had threatened me before leaving.
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We were happy that they had threatened to help us.
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It was possible that you had threatened to resign.
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of menacer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse menacé | J’aurais aimé que je eusse menacé. | I wish I had threatened. |
tu | eusses menacé | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses menacé. | I wish you had threatened. |
il | eût menacé | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût menacé. | I wish he had threatened. |
elle | eût menacé | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût menacé. | I wish she had threatened. |
on | eût menacé | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût menacé. | I wish one had threatened. |
nous | eussions menacé | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions menacé. | I wish we had threatened. |
vous | eussiez menacé | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez menacé. | I wish you had threatened. |
ils | eussent menacé | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent menacé. | I wish they had threatened. |
elles | eussent menacé | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent menacé. | I wish they had threatened. |
Other Conjugations for Menacer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb menacer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb menacer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb menacer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb menacer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb menacer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb menacer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb menacer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb menacer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb menacer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb menacer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb menacer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb menacer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb menacer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb menacer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb menacer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb menacer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb menacer
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Menacer – 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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