Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb charbonner
Introduction to the verb charbonner
The English translation of the French verb charbonner is “to charcoal” or “to blacken”. The infinitive form is pronounced “shar-bon-ay”.
Charbonner comes from the French word “charbon” which means “charcoal”. It is most often used in everyday French to describe the act of covering or staining something with charcoal or blackening it.
In the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, charbonner is used to express a past action that is hypothetical or uncertain. It is often used in conjunction with “si” (if) to express a condition or possibility.
Example 1: Si j’avais su, j’aurais charbonné le bois pour le protéger de la pluie. (If I had known, I would have charcoaled the wood to protect it from the rain.)
Example 2: Elle aurait préféré que je ne charbonne pas le mur, mais j’ai pensé que cela lui donnerait un look rustique. (She would have preferred for me not to charcoal the wall, but I thought it would give it a rustic look.)
Example 3: Il était possible que la fumée vienne des voisins qui charbonnaient leur viande sur le barbecue. (It was possible that the smoke was coming from the neighbors who were charcoaling their meat on the grill.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of charbonner
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse charbonné | J’aurais aimé que je eusse charbonné. | I wish I had charbonné. |
tu | eusses charbonné | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses charbonné. | I wish you had charbonné. |
il | eût charbonné | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût charbonné. | I wish he had charbonné. |
elle | eût charbonné | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût charbonné. | I wish she had charbonné. |
on | eût charbonné | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût charbonné. | I wish one had charbonné. |
nous | eussions charbonné | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions charbonné. | I wish we had charbonné. |
vous | eussiez charbonné | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez charbonné. | I wish you had charbonné. |
ils | eussent charbonné | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent charbonné. | I wish they had charbonné. |
elles | eussent charbonné | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent charbonné. | I wish they had charbonné. |
Other Conjugations for Charbonner.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb charbonner
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb charbonner
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb charbonner
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb charbonner
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb charbonner
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb charbonner
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb charbonner
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb charbonner
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb charbonner
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb charbonner
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb charbonner
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb charbonner
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb charbonner
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb charbonner
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb charbonner
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb charbonner
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb charbonner
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Charbonner – 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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