Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb concasser
Introduction to the verb concasser
The English translation of the French verb concasser is “to crush” or “to grind”. It is pronounced “kohn-kah-say” in its infinitive form.
The word concasser comes from the Latin word “concaedere” meaning “to break into small pieces”. It entered the French language in the 15th century and has been used to refer to the action of crushing or grinding food.
In everyday French, the verb concasser is most often used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, which is the past subjunctive tense. This tense is used to express a hypothetical or unreal event that took place before another past event.
Here are three examples of its usage in this tense, with the respective English translations:
1) J’aurais aimé que tu aies concassé les amandes avant de les ajouter à la salade. (I wish you had crushed the almonds before adding them to the salad.)
2) Il fallait que j’eusse concassé les épices avant de les faire frire. (I had to crush the spices before frying them.)
3) Nous aurions préféré que vous eussiez concassé les tomates avant de les mettre sur la pizza. (We would have preferred if you had crushed the tomatoes before putting them on the pizza.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of concasser
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse concassé | J’aurais aimé que je eusse concassé. | I wish I had crushed. |
tu | eusses concassé | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses concassé. | I wish you had crushed. |
il | eût concassé | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût concassé. | I wish he had crushed. |
elle | eût concassé | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût concassé. | I wish she had crushed. |
on | eût concassé | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût concassé. | I wish one had crushed. |
nous | eussions concassé | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions concassé. | I wish we had crushed. |
vous | eussiez concassé | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez concassé. | I wish you had crushed. |
ils | eussent concassé | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent concassé. | I wish they had crushed. |
elles | eussent concassé | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent concassé. | I wish they had crushed. |
Other Conjugations for Concasser.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb concasser
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb concasser
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb concasser
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb concasser
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb concasser
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb concasser
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb concasser
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb concasser
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb concasser
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb concasser
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb concasser
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb concasser
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb concasser
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb concasser
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb concasser
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb concasser
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb concasser
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Concasser – 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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