Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cendrer
Introduction to the verb cendrer
The English translation of the French verb cendrer is “to ash” or “to turn into ashes.” It is pronounced “son-dreh.”
The word cendrer is derived from the Latin term “cinis” meaning “ash.” In everyday French, it is most often used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, which is used to express a hypothetical or completed action in the past.
Some common examples of its usage in this tense are:
- Il fallait que tu eusses cendré le feu avant de partir. (You should have ashed the fire before leaving.)
- Nous aurions aimé que vous eussiez cendré les cigarettes dans le cendrier. (We would have liked you to ash the cigarettes in the ashtray.)
- Mes parents espéraient que j’eusse cendré le barbecue avant qu’il ne pleuve. (My parents were hoping that I had ashed the barbecue before it started raining.)
In all of these examples, the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait is used to express a completed action in the past that may or may not have actually happened. The verb cendrer is conjugated in its past subjunctive form, which is eusses cendré for “tu,” eussiez cendré for “vous,” and eusse cendré for “je, il/elle/on.”
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of cendrer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse cendré | J’aurais aimé que je eusse cendré. | I wish I had ashed. |
tu | eusses cendré | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses cendré. | I wish you had ashed. |
il | eût cendré | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût cendré. | I wish he had ashed. |
elle | eût cendré | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût cendré. | I wish she had ashed. |
on | eût cendré | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût cendré. | I wish one had ashed. |
nous | eussions cendré | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions cendré. | I wish we had ashed. |
vous | eussiez cendré | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez cendré. | I wish you had ashed. |
ils | eussent cendré | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent cendré. | I wish they had ashed. |
elles | eussent cendré | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent cendré. | I wish they had ashed. |
Other Conjugations for Cendrer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb cendrer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cendrer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cendrer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cendrer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cendrer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cendrer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cendrer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cendrer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cendrer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cendrer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cendrer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cendrer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cendrer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cendrer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cendrer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cendrer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cendrer
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Cendrer – 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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