Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cordonner
Introduction to the verb cordonner
The English translation of the French verb cordonner is “to cobble” or “to repair shoes.” The infinitive form, “cordonner,” is pronounced as [kor-don-ay].
The word “cordonner” comes from the Old French word “cordon,” meaning cord or string, and the suffix “-er,” which is used to form verbs. In everyday French, cordonner is most often used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, which expresses an action that would have taken place before a past event.
Examples:
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J’avais demandé au cordonnier de réparer mes chaussures avant la fête, mais il n’avait pas eu le temps. (I had asked the cobbler to repair my shoes before the party, but he didn’t have time.)
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Si tu avais appelé plus tôt, j’aurais pu te les apporter chez le cordonnier pour qu’il les répare. (If you had called earlier, I could have brought them to the cobbler to repair them.)
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Il se demandait si son père avait bien cordonné ses bottes avant qu’il ne les porte à l’école. (He wondered if his father had properly cobbled his boots before he wore them to school.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of cordonner
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse cordonné | J’aurais préféré que je eusse cordonné. | I would have preferred that I had laced. |
tu | eusses cordonné | J’aurais préféré que tu eusses cordonné. | I would have preferred that you had laced. |
il | eût cordonné | J’aurais préféré qu’il eût cordonné. | I would have preferred that he had laced. |
elle | eût cordonné | J’aurais préféré qu’elle eût cordonné. | I would have preferred that she had laced. |
on | eût cordonné | J’aurais préféré qu’on eût cordonné. | I would have preferred that one had laced. |
nous | eussions cordonné | J’aurais préféré que nous eussions cordonné. | I would have preferred that we had laced. |
vous | eussiez cordonné | J’aurais préféré que vous eussiez cordonné. | I would have preferred that you had laced. |
ils | eussent cordonné | J’aurais préféré qu’ils eussent cordonné. | I would have preferred that they had laced. |
elles | eussent cordonné | J’aurais préféré qu’elles eussent cordonné. | I would have preferred that they had laced. |
Other Conjugations for Cordonner.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb cordonner
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cordonner
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cordonner
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cordonner
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cordonner
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cordonner
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cordonner
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cordonner
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cordonner
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cordonner
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cordonner
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cordonner
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cordonner
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cordonner
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cordonner
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cordonner
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cordonner
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Cordonner – 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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