Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb matricer
Introduction to the verb matricer
The English translation of the French verb matricer is “to stencil” or “to engrave.” It is pronounced “ma-tree-say” in its infinitive form.
The word matricer comes from the Latin word “matrix,” meaning “womb” or “mold.” In everyday French, it is most often used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, which is the past subjunctive tense used to express a hypothetical action that occurred before another past action.
Here are three simple examples of matricer in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense:
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J’avais matricé le motif avant que le papier ne soit imprimé.
(= I had stenciled the pattern before the paper was printed.) -
Elle aurait matricé les lettres si elle avait eu plus de temps.
(= She would have engraved the letters if she had had more time.) -
Nous aurions matricé le dessin si nous avions su comment le faire.
(= We would have stenciled the design if we had known how to do it.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of matricer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse matricé | J’aurais aimé que je eusse matricé. | I wish I had matrixed. |
tu | eusses matricé | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses matricé. | I wish you had matrixed. |
il | eût matricé | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût matricé. | I wish he had matrixed. |
elle | eût matricé | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût matricé. | I wish she had matrixed. |
on | eût matricé | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût matricé. | I wish one had matrixed. |
nous | eussions matricé | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions matricé. | I wish we had matrixed. |
vous | eussiez matricé | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez matricé. | I wish you had matrixed. |
ils | eussent matricé | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent matricé. | I wish they had matrixed. |
elles | eussent matricé | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent matricé. | I wish they had matrixed. |
Other Conjugations for Matricer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb matricer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb matricer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb matricer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb matricer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb matricer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb matricer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb matricer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb matricer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb matricer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb matricer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb matricer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb matricer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb matricer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb matricer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb matricer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb matricer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb matricer
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Matricer – 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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