Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb assécher
Introduction to the verb assécher
The English translation of the French verb assécher is “to dry up.” It is pronounced as “ah-se-shay.”
Assécher comes from the Old French word “assechier,” which is derived from the Latin word “siccāre” meaning “to dry.” It is most often used in everyday French to refer to the act of removing moisture or drying something up, such as drying clothes or draining a pond.
In the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, assécher is used to express a hypothetical past action that did not happen. Here are three examples of its usage in this tense:
- Il aurait fallu que je l’assèche avant qu’il ne s’en aille. (I should have dried it up before he left.)
- Si elle avait asséché son verre, elle aurait pu le remplir de nouveau. (If she had dried her glass, she could have filled it again.)
- Nous aurions aimé qu’il assèche la mare avant qu’elle ne déborde. (We would have liked him to dry up the pond before it overflowed.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of assécher
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse asséché | J’aurais aimé que je eusse asséché le sol. | I wish I had dried up the soil. |
tu | eusses asséché | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses asséché le sol. | I wish you had dried up the soil. |
il | eût asséché | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût asséché le sol. | I wish he had dried up the soil. |
elle | eût asséché | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût asséché le sol. | I wish she had dried up the soil. |
on | eût asséché | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût asséché le sol. | I wish one had dried up the soil. |
nous | eussions asséché | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions asséché le sol. | I wish we had dried up the soil. |
vous | eussiez asséché | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez asséché le sol. | I wish you had dried up the soil. |
ils | eussent asséché | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent asséché le sol. | I wish they had dried up the soil. |
elles | eussent asséché | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent asséché le sol. | I wish they had dried up the soil. |
Other Conjugations for Assécher.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb assécher
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb assécher
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb assécher
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb assécher
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb assécher
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb assécher
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb assécher
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb assécher
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb assécher
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb assécher
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb assécher
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb assécher
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb assécher
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb assécher
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb assécher
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb assécher
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb assécher
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Assécher – 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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