Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clairsemer
Introduction to the verb clairsemer
The English translation of clairsemer is “to thin out” or “to sow sparsely.” The infinitive form is pronounced “klair-se-may.”
The word clairsemer is derived from the combination of two French words: “clair” meaning “clear” and “semer” meaning “to sow.” It is most often used in everyday French in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, which is a past subjunctive tense used to express a hypothetical or uncertain action that took place before another past action.
Here are three simple examples of clairsemer in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense:
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J’aurais aimé que tu aies clairsemé les graines plus tôt pour qu’elles puissent germer à temps.
English translation: I wish you had thinned out the seeds earlier so they could have sprouted in time. -
Il fallait que nous ayons clairsemé les arbres afin de laisser passer la lumière.
English translation: We needed to thin out the trees in order to let the light through. -
Il aurait été préférable que vous ayez clairsemé les cheveux pour donner un effet plus naturel.
English translation: It would have been better if you had sown the hair sparsely to achieve a more natural effect.
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of clairsemer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse clairsemé | J’aurais aimé que je eusse clairsemé les graines. | I wish I had scattered the seeds. |
tu | eusses clairsemé | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses clairsemé les graines. | I wish you had scattered the seeds. |
il | eût clairsemé | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût clairsemé les graines. | I wish he had scattered the seeds. |
elle | eût clairsemé | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût clairsemé les graines. | I wish she had scattered the seeds. |
on | eût clairsemé | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût clairsemé les graines. | I wish one had scattered the seeds. |
nous | eussions clairsemé | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions clairsemé les graines. | I wish we had scattered the seeds. |
vous | eussiez clairsemé | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez clairsemé les graines. | I wish you had scattered the seeds. |
ils | eussent clairsemé | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent clairsemé les graines. | I wish they had scattered the seeds. |
elles | eussent clairsemé | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent clairsemé les graines. | I wish they had scattered the seeds. |
Other Conjugations for Clairsemer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb clairsemer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clairsemer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clairsemer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clairsemer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clairsemer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clairsemer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clairsemer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clairsemer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clairsemer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clairsemer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clairsemer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clairsemer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clairsemer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clairsemer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clairsemer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clairsemer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clairsemer
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Clairsemer – 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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