Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caoutchouter
Introduction to the verb caoutchouter
The English translation of the French verb caoutchouter is “to rubberize” or “to coat with rubber.” The infinitive form, caoutchouter, is pronounced as “koo-too-tshu-tey.”
The word caoutchouter comes from the French word “caoutchouc,” meaning rubber, which in turn comes from the word “ka’a utchu,” meaning weeping tree. It is most often used in everyday French in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, which is a literary tense used to express a hypothetical or unreal action that took place before another past event.
Here are three examples of caoutchouter used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense with their respective English translations:
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J’aurais aimé que tu aies caoutchouté le sol avant que je ne glisse. (I wish you had rubberized the floor before I slipped.)
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Il aurait fallu que nous ayons caoutchouté les pneus avant de partir en voyage. (We should have rubberized the tires before going on a trip.)
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Elle aurait préféré que vous ayez caoutchouté la casserole pour éviter que les aliments n’attachent. (She would have preferred if you had rubberized the pan to prevent the food from sticking.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of caoutchouter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse caoutchouté | J’aurais aimé que je eusse caoutchouté. | I wish I had rubberized. |
tu | eusses caoutchouté | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses caoutchouté. | I wish you had rubberized. |
il | eût caoutchouté | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût caoutchouté. | I wish he had rubberized. |
elle | eût caoutchouté | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût caoutchouté. | I wish she had rubberized. |
on | eût caoutchouté | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût caoutchouté. | I wish one had rubberized. |
nous | eussions caoutchouté | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions caoutchouté. | I wish we had rubberized. |
vous | eussiez caoutchouté | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez caoutchouté. | I wish you had rubberized. |
ils | eussent caoutchouté | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent caoutchouté. | I wish they had rubberized. |
elles | eussent caoutchouté | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent caoutchouté. | I wish they had rubberized. |
Other Conjugations for Caoutchouter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb caoutchouter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caoutchouter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caoutchouter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caoutchouter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caoutchouter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caoutchouter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caoutchouter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caoutchouter
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caoutchouter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caoutchouter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caoutchouter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caoutchouter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caoutchouter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caoutchouter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caoutchouter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caoutchouter
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Caoutchouter – 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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