Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boiser

ByMichael Burns

Introduction to the verb boiser

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The English translation of the French verb boiser is “to panel/to cover with wood”. It is pronounced as “bwaz-ay” in the infinitive form.

The origin of the word boiser can be traced back to the Old French word “bois” which means “wood”. It is often used in everyday French, particularly in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, which is a past subjunctive tense used to express a hypothetical action that took place before another past action.

Here are three simple examples of boiser in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense:

  1. Il faut que j’aie boisé les murs avant que tu arrives. (I had to panel the walls before you arrived.)

  2. Nous avions boisé l’intérieur de la maison avant que le déménagement ait lieu. (We had covered the inside of the house with wood before the moving took place.)

  3. Les ouvriers avaient boisé toute la façade avant que la pluie ne les arrête. (The workers had panelled the entire facade before the rain stopped them.)

Overall, boiser is most commonly used to refer to the action of covering or paneling something with wood, and in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, it is often used to indicate a completed action in the past that happened before another past action.

Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of boiser

Pronoun Conjugation Example Usage English Translation
je eusse boisé J’aurais aimé que je eusse boisé. I wish I had wooded.
tu eusses boisé J’aurais aimé que tu eusses boisé. I wish you had wooded.
il eût boisé J’aurais aimé qu’il eût boisé. I wish he had wooded.
elle eût boisé J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût boisé. I wish she had wooded.
on eût boisé J’aurais aimé qu’on eût boisé. I wish one had wooded.
nous eussions boisé J’aurais aimé que nous eussions boisé. I wish we had wooded.
vous eussiez boisé J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez boisé. I wish you had wooded.
ils eussent boisé J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent boisé. I wish they had wooded.
elles eussent boisé J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent boisé. I wish they had wooded.

Other Conjugations for Boiser.

   
    Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb boiser
   

    Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boiser
   

    Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boiser
   

    Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boiser
   

    Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boiser
   

    Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boiser
   

    Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boiser
   

    Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boiser

    Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boiser

    Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boiser

    Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boiser
   

    Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boiser

    Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boiser
   

    Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boiser
   

    Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boiser

    L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boiser

    L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boiser
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Boiser – About the French Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense

The French Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait, also known as the Pluperfect Subjunctive, is a verb tense used to express actions or states that occurred before another action in the past, and it’s used in situations where the indicative mood is in the past subjunctive or conditional mood.
NOTE: To take a deep dive into all the French tenses then see my article on Mastering French Tense Conjugation.

Formation

To form the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait, you start with the imperfect subjunctive form of the auxiliary verb “avoir” or “être,” followed by the past participle of the main verb. 
For “avoir” verbs: Take the imperfect subjunctive form of “avoir” (e.g., j’eusse, tu eusses, il/elle eût, nous eussions, vous eussiez, ils/elles eussent). Add the past participle of the main verb. 
For “être” verbs: Take the imperfect subjunctive form of “être” (e.g., je fusse, tu fusses, il/elle fût, nous fussions, vous fussiez, ils/elles fussent). Add the past participle of the main verb.

Common Everyday Usage Patterns

Hypothetical Situations

The Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait is often used to express hypothetical or unreal actions that occurred before another past action.
For example: J’aurais aimé que tu aies fini ton travail avant que je sois arrivé. (I would have liked for you to have finished your work before I arrived.) 

Reported Speech

In reported speech, you may use the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait to convey what someone said or thought in the past. 
For example: Il m’a dit qu’il avait peur que je n’aie pas compris. (He told me that he was afraid that I hadn’t understood.) 

Doubt, Wishes, and Emotions

This tense can also be used to express doubt, wishes, and emotions about past actions. 
For example: Je doutais qu’il eût dit la vérité. (I doubted that he had told the truth.) 
J’aurais souhaité que tu fusses venu. (I would have wished for you to have come.)

Interactions with Other Tenses

Present Subjunctive

The Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait can be used to describe past actions when the main verb is in the present subjunctive. 
For example: “Il faut que j’aie fini mon travail avant que tu partes.” (I must have finished my work before you leave.) 

Imperfect Subjunctive

It’s common to use the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait with the imperfect subjunctive in complex sentences. 
For example: “Il m’avait dit qu’il fût rentré avant la fin de la journée.” (He had told me that he had returned before the end of the day.) 

Conditional

When the main verb is in the conditional mood, the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait can be used to express past unreal conditions. 
For example: “Si j’avais su, j’aurais voulu que tu aies réussi.” (If I had known, I would have wanted you to have succeeded.)

Summary

The Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait is a complex tense used to convey nuanced meanings in French. While its usage may seem intricate, it becomes more intuitive with practice and exposure to the language. It’s important to understand the context in which it’s used, as it often conveys subtleties of time, conditionality, and emotion in French sentences.

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