Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb agacer
Introduction to the verb agacer
The English translation of the French verb agacer is “to annoy” or “to irritate”. The infinitive form of agacer is pronounced /a.ga.se/.
The origin of the word agacer can be traced back to the Latin word “acutus” which means “sharp” or “pointed”. In Old French, the word evolved to “agacier” which meant “to sharpen” or “to tease”. Eventually, the word took on the modern meaning of “to annoy” or “to irritate”.
In everyday French, agacer is most often used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, which is used to express an action that would have occurred in the past if certain conditions had been met.
Here are three examples of agacer used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, along with their English translations:
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Si tu avais écouté mes conseils, tu ne m’aurais pas agacé autant. (If you had listened to my advice, you wouldn’t have annoyed me so much.)
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J’aurais pu finir mon travail à temps si mes collègues ne m’avaient pas agacé toute la journée. (I could have finished my work on time if my colleagues hadn’t annoyed me all day.)
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Elle aurait été plus sympathique si elle ne m’avait pas agacé avec ses remarques constantes. (She would have been nicer if she hadn’t been irritating me with her constant remarks.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of agacer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse agacé | J’aurais aimé que je eusse agacé. | I wish I had annoyed. |
tu | eusses agacé | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses agacé. | I wish you had annoyed. |
il | eût agacé | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût agacé. | I wish he had annoyed. |
elle | eût agacé | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût agacé. | I wish she had annoyed. |
on | eût agacé | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût agacé. | I wish one had annoyed. |
nous | eussions agacé | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions agacé. | I wish we had annoyed. |
vous | eussiez agacé | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez agacé. | I wish you had annoyed. |
ils | eussent agacé | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent agacé. | I wish they had annoyed. |
elles | eussent agacé | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent agacé. | I wish they had annoyed. |
Other Conjugations for Agacer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb agacer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb agacer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb agacer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb agacer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb agacer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb agacer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb agacer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb agacer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb agacer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb agacer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb agacer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb agacer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb agacer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb agacer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb agacer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb agacer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb agacer
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Agacer – 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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