Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cabrer
Introduction to the verb cabrer
The English translation of the French verb cabrer is “to rear up.” The infinitive form is pronounced “kah-bray.”
The verb cabrer comes from the Old French word “cabrer,” meaning “to raise up” or “to stand on its hind legs.” It is most often used in everyday French in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, which is used to express an action that would have taken place before another action in the past.
Examples:
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Il avait peur que le cheval se soit cabré en voyant le serpent. (He was afraid that the horse had reared up upon seeing the snake.)
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Elle regrettait qu’il se fût cabré devant la foule. (She regretted that he had reared up in front of the crowd.)
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Nous étions surpris qu’ils se fussent cabrés si rapidement. (We were surprised that they had reared up so quickly.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of cabrer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse cabré | J’aurais aimé que je eusse cabré. | I wish I had bucked. |
tu | eusses cabré | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses cabré. | I wish you had bucked. |
il | eût cabré | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût cabré. | I wish he had bucked. |
elle | eût cabré | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût cabré. | I wish she had bucked. |
on | eût cabré | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût cabré. | I wish one had bucked. |
nous | eussions cabré | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions cabré. | I wish we had bucked. |
vous | eussiez cabré | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez cabré. | I wish you had bucked. |
ils | eussent cabré | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent cabré. | I wish they had bucked. |
elles | eussent cabré | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent cabré. | I wish they had bucked. |
Other Conjugations for Cabrer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb cabrer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cabrer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cabrer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cabrer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cabrer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cabrer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cabrer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cabrer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cabrer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cabrer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cabrer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cabrer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cabrer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cabrer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cabrer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cabrer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cabrer
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Cabrer – 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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