Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb effriter
Introduction to the verb effriter
The English translation of the French verb effriter is “to crumble” or “to break into crumbs”. It is pronounced as “eh-freet-ay” in its infinitive form.
Effriter comes from the Old French word “fretter” which means “to rub” or “to wear away”. It is most often used in everyday French in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, which expresses a past action that is hypothetical or uncertain.
Here are three simple examples of effriter in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense:
- J’avais peur qu’elle eût effrité tous les biscuits avant que je n’arrive. (I was afraid that she had crumbled all the cookies before I arrived.)
- Il faut que tu aies effrité la pierre avant de la mélanger à la pâte. (You need to have crumbled the stone before mixing it into the dough.)
- Nous étions heureux que le gâteau eût effrité sans se casser. (We were happy that the cake had crumbled without breaking.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of effriter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse effrité | J’aurais aimé que je eusse effrité. | I wish I had crumbled. |
tu | eusses effrité | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses effrité. | I wish you had crumbled. |
il | eût effrité | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût effrité. | I wish he had crumbled. |
elle | eût effrité | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût effrité. | I wish she had crumbled. |
on | eût effrité | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût effrité. | I wish one had crumbled. |
nous | eussions effrité | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions effrité. | I wish we had crumbled. |
vous | eussiez effrité | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez effrité. | I wish you had crumbled. |
ils | eussent effrité | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent effrité. | I wish they had crumbled. |
elles | eussent effrité | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent effrité. | I wish they had crumbled. |
Other Conjugations for Effriter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb effriter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb effriter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb effriter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb effriter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb effriter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb effriter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb effriter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb effriter
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb effriter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb effriter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb effriter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb effriter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb effriter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb effriter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb effriter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb effriter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb effriter
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Effriter – 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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