Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb carder
Introduction to the verb carder
The English translation of the French verb carder is “to card” or “to comb”. It is pronounced as “kar-deh” in its infinitive form.
The origin of the word “carder” can be traced back to the Latin word “carduus”, meaning “thistle”. In Middle French, the word evolved to “carde”, which referred to the tool used to comb or separate fibers in wool or flax. Eventually, this word was adopted into Modern French as “carder”, with the same meaning.
In everyday French, carder is most often used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, which is the past subjunctive tense that expresses an action that was completed before another action in the past. It is formed by using the auxiliary verb “avoir” or “être” in the Plus-Que-Parfait tense, followed by the past participle of the verb.
Here are three simple examples of its usage in this tense, with their English translations:
- J’avais toujours espéré que tu eusses cardé la laine avant que je ne revienne. (I had always hoped that you had carded the wool before I came back.)
- Il était heureux que nous ayons fini de carder les cheveux avant que la mariée n’arrive. (He was happy that we had finished combing the hair before the bride arrived.)
- Elle craignait que les enfants n’eussent cardé les cartes avant que le jeu ne commence. (She was afraid that the children had shuffled the cards before the game began.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of carder
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse cardé | Je regrette que j’eusse cardé. | I wish I had carded. |
tu | eusses cardé | Je regrette que tu eusses cardé. | I wish you had carded. |
il | eût cardé | Je regrette qu’il eût cardé. | I wish he had carded. |
elle | eût cardé | Je regrette qu’elle eût cardé. | I wish she had carded. |
on | eût cardé | Je regrette qu’on eût cardé. | I wish one had carded. |
nous | eussions cardé | Je regrette que nous eussions cardé. | I wish we had carded. |
vous | eussiez cardé | Je regrette que vous eussiez cardé. | I wish you had carded. |
ils | eussent cardé | Je regrette qu’ils eussent cardé. | I wish they had carded. |
elles | eussent cardé | Je regrette qu’elles eussent cardé. | I wish they had carded. |
Other Conjugations for Carder.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb carder
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb carder
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb carder
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb carder
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb carder
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb carder
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb carder
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb carder
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb carder
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb carder
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb carder
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb carder
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb carder
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb carder
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb carder
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb carder
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb carder
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Carder – 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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