Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb congeler
Introduction to the verb congeler
The English translation of the French verb congeler is “to freeze.” It is pronounced as “kawn-zhel-ay.”
The word congeler comes from the Latin word “congelare,” meaning “to freeze.” It is most often used in everyday French in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, which is the past form of the subjunctive mood in the perfect tense. This tense is used to express an action that was completed before another action in the past.
Here are three simple examples of congeler being used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, with their respective English translations:
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Il fallait que j’aie congélé la viande avant de la cuire. (I had to have frozen the meat before cooking it.)
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Je regrette que tu aies congélé toutes les bananes. (I regret that you froze all the bananas.)
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Ils étaient ravis que nous ayons congélé les légumes pour l’hiver. (They were delighted that we had frozen the vegetables for the winter.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of congeler
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse congelé | J’aurais aimé que je eusse congelé. | I wish I had frozen. |
tu | eusses congelé | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses congelé. | I wish you had frozen. |
il | eût congelé | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût congelé. | I wish he had frozen. |
elle | eût congelé | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût congelé. | I wish she had frozen. |
on | eût congelé | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût congelé. | I wish one had frozen. |
nous | eussions congelé | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions congelé. | I wish we had frozen. |
vous | eussiez congelé | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez congelé. | I wish you had frozen. |
ils | eussent congelé | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent congelé. | I wish they had frozen. |
elles | eussent congelé | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent congelé. | I wish they had frozen. |
Other Conjugations for Congeler.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb congeler
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb congeler
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb congeler
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb congeler
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb congeler
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb congeler
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb congeler
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb congeler
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb congeler
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb congeler
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb congeler
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb congeler
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb congeler
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb congeler
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb congeler
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb congeler
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb congeler
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Congeler – 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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