Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calorifuger
Introduction to the verb calorifuger
The English translation of the French verb calorifuger is “to insulate” or “to make heatproof.” It is pronounced as “kal-oh-ree-foo-zhay” in the infinitive form.
Calorifuger comes from the combination of the Latin word “calor” meaning “heat” and the French verb “fuger” meaning “to flee or escape.” It is often used in everyday French to describe the process of insulating a space or object to prevent heat loss or transfer.
In the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, calorifuger is conjugated as “que j’eusse calorifugé” for the first person singular. Here are three examples of its usage in this tense, with the respective English translations:
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Il fallait que j’eusse calorifugé les murs avant l’hiver. (It was necessary for me to have insulated the walls before winter.)
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J’aurais aimé que tu eusses calorifugé la maison avant l’arrivée du froid. (I would have liked for you to have insulated the house before the cold arrived.)
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Il m’a dit qu’il aurait fallu qu’il eût calorifugé le grenier pour éviter les pertes de chaleur. (He told me that it would have been necessary for him to have insulated the attic to avoid heat loss.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of calorifuger
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse calorifugé | Je souhaite que je eusse calorifugé cette maison. | I wish I had insulated this house. |
tu | eusses calorifugé | Je souhaite que tu eusses calorifugé cette maison. | I wish you had insulated this house. |
il | eût calorifugé | Je souhaite qu’il eût calorifugé cette maison. | I wish he had insulated this house. |
elle | eût calorifugé | Je souhaite qu’elle eût calorifugé cette maison. | I wish she had insulated this house. |
on | eût calorifugé | Je souhaite qu’on eût calorifugé cette maison. | I wish one had insulated this house. |
nous | eussions calorifugé | Je souhaite que nous eussions calorifugé cette maison. | I wish we had insulated this house. |
vous | eussiez calorifugé | Je souhaite que vous eussiez calorifugé cette maison. | I wish you had insulated this house. |
ils | eussent calorifugé | Je souhaite qu’ils eussent calorifugé cette maison. | I wish they had insulated this house. |
elles | eussent calorifugé | Je souhaite qu’elles eussent calorifugé cette maison. | I wish they had insulated this house. |
Other Conjugations for Calorifuger.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb calorifuger
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calorifuger
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calorifuger
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calorifuger
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calorifuger
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calorifuger
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calorifuger
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calorifuger
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calorifuger
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calorifuger
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calorifuger
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calorifuger
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calorifuger
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calorifuger
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calorifuger
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calorifuger
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Calorifuger – 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
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