Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bretter
Introduction to the verb bretter
The English translation of the French verb bretter is “to plank/to board.” It is pronounced “breh-tay.”
Bretter is derived from the old French word “brest,” which means “plank.” It is a regular -er verb and is most often used in everyday French in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, which is used to express actions that hypothetically could have happened in the past.
Three simple examples of its usage in this tense are:
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Il fallait que je brettasse la fenêtre avant que la tempête n’arrive.
Translation: I had to board up the window before the storm arrived. -
Si tu avais acheté les planches, on aurait pu bretté la terrasse ensemble.
Translation: If you had bought the planks, we could have planked the terrace together. -
J’espérais que mes amis aient bretté le bateau avant de partir.
Translation: I hoped that my friends had planked the boat before leaving.
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of bretter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse bretté | J’aurais aimé que je eusse bretté. | I wish I had screwed. |
tu | eusses bretté | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses bretté. | I wish you had screwed. |
il | eût bretté | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût bretté. | I wish he had screwed. |
elle | eût bretté | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût bretté. | I wish she had screwed. |
on | eût bretté | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût bretté. | I wish one had screwed. |
nous | eussions bretté | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions bretté. | I wish we had screwed. |
vous | eussiez bretté | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez bretté. | I wish you had screwed. |
ils | eussent bretté | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent bretté. | I wish they had screwed. |
elles | eussent bretté | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent bretté. | I wish they had screwed. |
Other Conjugations for Bretter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb bretter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bretter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bretter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bretter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bretter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bretter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bretter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bretter
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bretter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bretter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bretter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bretter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bretter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bretter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bretter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bretter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bretter
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Bretter – 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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