Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb drapeler
Introduction to the verb drapeler
The English translation of the French verb drapeler is “to drape” or “to hang in folds”. It is pronounced as “dra-pe-le”.
The word drapeler comes from the French word “drap” which means “cloth” or “fabric”. It is most often used in everyday French in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, which is a compound tense that expresses an action that took place before another action in the past.
Three simple examples of its usage in this tense are:
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J’étais content que tu aies drapélé les rideaux avant que les invités n’arrivent. (I was glad that you had draped the curtains before the guests arrived.)
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Il était essentiel que nous ayons drapélé le drapeau pour la cérémonie. (It was essential that we had hung the flag for the ceremony.)
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J’aurais préféré que vous ayez drapélé le tissu plus délicatement. (I would have preferred that you had draped the fabric more delicately.)
In all of these examples, the verb drapeler is used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense to express an action that had already taken place before another action in the past.
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of drapeler
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse drapeler | J’aurais aimé que je eusse drapeler. | I wish I had draped. |
tu | eusses drapeler | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses drapeler. | I wish you had draped. |
il | eût drapeler | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût drapeler. | I wish he had draped. |
elle | eût drapeler | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût drapeler. | I wish she had draped. |
on | eût drapeler | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût drapeler. | I wish one had draped. |
nous | eussions drapeler | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions drapeler. | I wish we had draped. |
vous | eussiez drapeler | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez drapeler. | I wish you had draped. |
ils | eussent drapeler | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent drapeler. | I wish they had draped. |
elles | eussent drapeler | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent drapeler. | I wish they had draped. |
Other Conjugations for Drapeler.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb drapeler
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb drapeler
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb drapeler
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb drapeler
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb drapeler
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb drapeler
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb drapeler
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb drapeler
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb drapeler
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb drapeler
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb drapeler
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb drapeler
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb drapeler
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb drapeler
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb drapeler
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb drapeler
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb drapeler
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Drapeler – 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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