Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb commérer
Introduction to the verb commérer
The English translation of the French verb commérer is “to gossip” or “to chat”. It is pronounced “koh-meh-ray”.
The word commérer comes from the Latin word “commorari”, meaning “to delay, linger”. In everyday French, it is most often used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense to express an action that was completed in the past and could have had an influence on another action in the past.
Here are three examples of its usage in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, with their English translations:
- J’avais comméré que Paul allait se marier avec Marie. (I had gossiped that Paul was going to marry Marie.)
- Elle avait comméré pendant des heures avant que je ne l’interrompe. (She had chatted for hours before I interrupted her.)
- Les voisines avaient comméré sur la nouvelle voisine avant d’apprendre à la connaître. (The neighbors had gossiped about the new neighbor before getting to know her.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of commérer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse comméré | Si j’avais su que je eusse comméré, je ne l’aurais pas fait. | If I had known I would gossip, I wouldn’t have done it. |
tu | eusses comméré | Si tu avais su que tu eusses comméré, tu n’aurais pas fait ça. | If you had known you would gossip, you wouldn’t have done it. |
il | eût comméré | Si il avait su qu’il eût comméré, il n’aurait pas fait ça. | If he had known he would gossip, he wouldn’t have done it. |
elle | eût comméré | Si elle avait su qu’elle eût comméré, elle n’aurait pas fait ça. | If she had known she would gossip, she wouldn’t have done it. |
on | eût comméré | Si on avait su qu’on eût comméré, on n’aurait pas fait ça. | If one had known one would gossip, one wouldn’t have done it. |
nous | eussions comméré | Si nous avions su que nous eussions comméré, nous n’aurions pas fait ça. | If we had known we would gossip, we wouldn’t have done it. |
vous | eussiez comméré | Si vous aviez su que vous eussiez comméré, vous n’auriez pas fait ça. | If you had known you would gossip, you wouldn’t have done it. |
ils | eussent comméré | Si ils avaient su qu’ils eussent comméré, ils n’auraient pas fait ça. | If they had known they would gossip, they wouldn’t have done it. |
elles | eussent comméré | Si elles avaient su qu’elles eussent comméré, elles n’auraient pas fait ça. | If they had known they would gossip, they wouldn’t have done it. |
Other Conjugations for Commérer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb commérer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb commérer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb commérer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb commérer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb commérer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb commérer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb commérer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb commérer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb commérer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb commérer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb commérer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb commérer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb commérer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb commérer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb commérer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb commérer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb commérer
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Commérer – 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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