Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb casser
Introduction to the verb casser
The English translation of the French verb casser is “to break”. It is pronounced “kah-seh” in its infinitive form.
The origin of the word casser can be traced back to the Latin word “cassare”, which means “to make void or null”. It entered the French language in the 12th century and has evolved to mean “to break or shatter”.
In everyday French, casser is most often used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense to express a past action that is hypothetical or uncertain.
Examples:
- Il fallait que je ne l’eusse pas cassé. (I needed to not have broken it.)
- Je regrette que tu aies cassé la tasse. (I regret that you broke the cup.)
- Il est dommage qu’elle eût cassé sa promesse. (It is a shame that she had broken her promise.)
English translations:
- I needed to not have broken it.
- I regret that you broke the cup.
- It is a shame that she had broken her promise.
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of casser
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | J’eusse cassé | Je me demande si j’eusse cassé quelque chose. | I wonder if I had broken something. |
tu | Tu eusses cassé | Je me demande si tu eusses cassé quelque chose. | I wonder if you had broken something. |
il | Il eût cassé | Je me demande si il eût cassé quelque chose. | I wonder if he had broken something. |
elle | Elle eût cassé | Je me demande si elle eût cassé quelque chose. | I wonder if she had broken something. |
on | On eût cassé | Je me demande si on eût cassé quelque chose. | I wonder if one had broken something. |
nous | Nous eussions cassé | Je me demande si nous eussions cassé quelque chose. | I wonder if we had broken something. |
vous | Vous eussiez cassé | Je me demande si vous eussiez cassé quelque chose. | I wonder if you had broken something. |
ils | Ils eussent cassé | Je me demande si ils eussent cassé quelque chose. | I wonder if they had broken something. |
elles | Elles eussent cassé | Je me demande si elles eussent cassé quelque chose. | I wonder if they had broken something. |
Other Conjugations for Casser.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb casser
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb casser
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb casser
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb casser
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb casser
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb casser
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb casser
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb casser
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb casser
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb casser
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb casser
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb casser
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb casser
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb casser
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb casser
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb casser
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb casser
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Casser – 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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