Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gemmer
Introduction to the verb gemmer
The English translation of the French verb gemmer is “to bud” or “to sprout”. The infinitive form of the verb is pronounced as [ʒə.me].
The word “gemmer” comes from the Old French word “gemmer” meaning “to bud” or “to sprout”. It is most often used in everyday French in the Plus-que-parfait tense, which is the past perfect tense in English. This tense is used to describe an action that was completed before another past action.
Here are three simple examples of its usage in the Plus-que-parfait tense, with their respective English translations:
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J’avais gemmé mes roses avant de partir en vacances. (I had budded my roses before leaving for vacation.)
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Nous avions gemmé notre verger avant l’arrivée du printemps. (We had sprouted our orchard before the arrival of spring.)
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Elle avait gemmé dès le début du printemps. (She had started to bud since the beginning of spring.)
Table of the Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of gemmer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’avais gemmé | J’avais gemmé de belles fleurs. | I had grown beautiful flowers. |
tu | tu avais gemmé | Tu avais gemmé le jardin. | You had grown the garden. |
il | il avait gemmé | Il avait gemmé des roses. | He had grown roses. |
elle | elle avait gemmé | Elle avait gemmé des tulipes. | She had grown tulips. |
on | on avait gemmé | On avait gemmé des arbustes. | One had grown shrubs. |
nous | nous avions gemmé | Nous avions gemmé des orchidées. | We had grown orchids. |
vous | vous aviez gemmé | Vous aviez gemmé des plantes. | You had grown plants. |
ils | ils avaient gemmé | Ils avaient gemmé des jardinières. | They had grown flower boxes. |
elles | elles avaient gemmé | Elles avaient gemmé des fleurs sauvages. | They had grown wildflowers. |
Other Conjugations for Gemmer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb gemmer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gemmer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gemmer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gemmer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gemmer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gemmer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gemmer (this article)
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gemmer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gemmer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gemmer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gemmer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gemmer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gemmer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gemmer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gemmer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gemmer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gemmer
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Gemmer – About the French Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense
Tense Formation
Common everyday usage patterns
Sequencing of past events
Background information
Hypothetical or reported speech
Interactions with other tenses
Summary
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