Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb corser
Introduction to the verb corser
The English translation of the French verb corser is “to make something more intense” or “to strengthen.” It is pronounced “kor-seh” in its infinitive form.
The word corser comes from the Latin word “cursus,” meaning “course,” and was originally used in reference to horses. It evolved in the 15th century to also mean “to intensify” or “to strengthen.” In everyday French, corser is most often used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, which is used to express a hypothetical or unreal condition in the past.
Example 1: J’aurais aimé que tu aies corsé ton café. (I wish you had made your coffee stronger.)
Example 2: Il aurait fallu qu’elle ait corsé son discours pour le rendre plus convaincant. (She should have made her speech more intense to make it more convincing.)
Example 3: Nous aurions dû partir plus tôt si nous avions corsé notre entraînement. (We should have left earlier if we had intensified our training.)
English translations:
Example 1: I wish you had made your coffee stronger.
Example 2: She should have made her speech more intense to make it more convincing.
Example 3: We should have left earlier if we had intensified our training.
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of corser
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse corsé | J’aurais aimé que je eusse corsé. | I wish I had thickened. |
tu | eusses corsé | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses corsé. | I wish you had thickened. |
il | eût corsé | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût corsé. | I wish he had thickened. |
elle | eût corsé | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût corsé. | I wish she had thickened. |
on | eût corsé | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût corsé. | I wish one had thickened. |
nous | eussions corsé | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions corsé. | I wish we had thickened. |
vous | eussiez corsé | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez corsé. | I wish you had thickened. |
ils | eussent corsé | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent corsé. | I wish they had thickened. |
elles | eussent corsé | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent corsé. | I wish they had thickened. |
Other Conjugations for Corser.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb corser
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb corser
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb corser
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb corser
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb corser
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb corser
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb corser
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb corser
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb corser
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb corser
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb corser
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb corser
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb corser
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb corser
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb corser
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb corser
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb corser
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Corser – 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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