Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gercer
Introduction to the verb gercer
The English translation of the French verb gercer is “to crack” or “to chap.” The infinitive form of gercer is pronounced “zher-seh.”
The origin of gercer can be traced back to the Latin word “gauscire,” which means “to dry up.” In modern French, gercer is most commonly used in its reflexive form, se gercer, to describe the action of skin becoming dry and cracked due to cold weather or excessive dryness.
In the Plus-que-parfait tense, gercer is used to describe an action that had already happened in the past before another past action. For example:
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Quand il est allé au ski, il s’était déjà gercé les lèvres. (When he went skiing, his lips were already cracked.)
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Elle avait l’habitude de se laver les mains fréquemment, c’est pourquoi elle avait souvent les mains gercées. (She used to wash her hands frequently, which is why her hands were often cracked.)
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Avant de mettre des gants, il avait déjà gercé ses mains en travaillant dans le jardin. (Before putting on gloves, he had already cracked his hands while working in the garden.)
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When he went skiing, his lips were already cracked.
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She used to wash her hands frequently, which is why her hands were often cracked.
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Before putting on gloves, he had already cracked his hands while working in the garden.
Table of the Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of gercer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’avais gerçé | J’avais gerçé ma peau. | I had chapped my skin. |
tu | tu avais gerçé | Tu avais gerçé tes lèvres. | You had chapped your lips. |
il | il avait gerçé | Il avait gerçé ses mains. | He had chapped his hands. |
elle | elle avait gerçé | Elle avait gerçé son visage. | She had chapped her face. |
on | on avait gerçé | On avait gerçé nos joues. | One had chapped our cheeks. |
nous | nous avions gerçé | Nous avions gerçé nos pieds. | We had chapped our feet. |
vous | vous aviez gerçé | Vous aviez gerçé vos genoux. | You had chapped your knees. |
ils | ils avaient gerçé | Ils avaient gerçé leurs mains. | They had chapped their hands. |
elles | elles avaient gerçé | Elles avaient gerçé leurs lèvres. | They had chapped their lips. |
Other Conjugations for Gercer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb gercer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gercer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gercer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gercer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gercer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gercer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gercer (this article)
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gercer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gercer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gercer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gercer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gercer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gercer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gercer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gercer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gercer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gercer
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Gercer – 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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