Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb frayer
Introduction to the verb frayer
The English translation of the French verb frayer is “to fray” or “to wear out.” It is pronounced as “freh-yay.”
The origin of the word frayer can be traced back to the Old French word “fraier,” meaning “to break” or “to rub.” It is most commonly used in everyday French in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, which expresses a hypothetical or uncertain action that occurred before another past action.
Here are three examples of frayer being used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, along with their English translations:
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J’avais peur que tu n’aies frayé les vêtements que je venais d’acheter. (I was afraid that you had worn out the clothes I had just bought.)
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Ils doutaient que les chaussures qu’ils avaient achetées ne se soient frayées après une seule utilisation. (They doubted that the shoes they had bought had frayed after just one use.)
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Elle craignait que sa robe n’eût frayé à cause du frottement constant contre le mur. (She was afraid that her dress had frayed due to constant rubbing against the wall.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of frayer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse frayé | J’aurais aimé que je eusse frayé. | I wish I had frayed. |
tu | eusses frayé | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses frayé. | I wish you had frayed. |
il | eût frayé | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût frayé. | I wish he had frayed. |
elle | eût frayé | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût frayé. | I wish she had frayed. |
on | eût frayé | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût frayé. | I wish one had frayed. |
nous | eussions frayé | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions frayé. | I wish we had frayed. |
vous | eussiez frayé | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez frayé. | I wish you had frayed. |
ils | eussent frayé | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent frayé. | I wish they had frayed. |
elles | eussent frayé | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent frayé. | I wish they had frayed. |
Other Conjugations for Frayer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb frayer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb frayer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb frayer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb frayer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb frayer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb frayer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb frayer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb frayer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb frayer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb frayer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb frayer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb frayer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb frayer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb frayer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb frayer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb frayer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb frayer
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Frayer – 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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