plus-que-parfait subjonctif

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The Pluperfect Subjunctive in French (Le plus-que-parfait du subjonctif) The pluperfect subjunctive is a formal tense used in literary French. While ...

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Did he doubt your honesty?

Doutait-il de votre honnêteté ?

Yes, he regretted that I had spoken so frankly.

Oui, il regrettait que j'eusse parlé si franchement.

Was she afraid of the outcome?

Craignait-elle l'issue de l'affaire ?

She feared they had already left before her arrival.

Elle craignait qu'ils ne fussent déjà partis avant son arrivée.

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