Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb carroyer
Introduction to the verb carroyer
The English translation of the French verb carroyer is “to checkered” or “to square” in the sense of marking a surface with a grid pattern. It is pronounced “kar-wa-yay” in its infinitive form.
The word carroyer comes from the French word “carré,” meaning “square,” and can be traced back to the Latin word “quadratus.”
In everyday French, carroyer is most often used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, which expresses an action that was completed before another action in the past. In this tense, carroyer is used to describe something that had been checked, marked, or squared in the past.
Example 1: J’avais carroyé toutes les cases avant que tu arrives. (I had checked all the boxes before you arrived.)
Example 2: Elle s’était carroyée la feuille de papier pour dessiner un plan. (She had squared the sheet of paper to draw a plan.)
Example 3: Nous avions carroyé le terrain avant de commencer les travaux de construction. (We had marked out the land before starting the construction work.)
English translations:
Example 1: I had checked all the boxes before you arrived.
Example 2: She had squared the sheet of paper to draw a plan.
Example 3: We had marked out the land before starting the construction work.
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of carroyer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse carroyé | J’aurais aimé que je eusse carroyé. | I wish I had checked. |
tu | eusses carroyé | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses carroyé. | I wish you had checked. |
il | eût carroyé | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût carroyé. | I wish he had checked. |
elle | eût carroyé | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût carroyé. | I wish she had checked. |
on | eût carroyé | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût carroyé. | I wish one had checked. |
nous | eussions carroyé | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions carroyé. | I wish we had checked. |
vous | eussiez carroyé | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez carroyé. | I wish you had checked. |
ils | eussent carroyé | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent carroyé. | I wish they had checked. |
elles | eussent carroyé | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent carroyé. | I wish they had checked. |
Other Conjugations for Carroyer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb carroyer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb carroyer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb carroyer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb carroyer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb carroyer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb carroyer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb carroyer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb carroyer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb carroyer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb carroyer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb carroyer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb carroyer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb carroyer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb carroyer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb carroyer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb carroyer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb carroyer
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Carroyer – 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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