Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb costumer
Introduction to the verb costumer
The English translation of the French verb costumer is “to customise” or “to dress up.” It is pronounced as “koh-stoo-may.”
The word “costumer” comes from the French noun “costume,” which means “costume” or “dress.” In everyday French, the verb costumer is most often used in the subjonctif plus-que-parfait tense, which is a literary tense used to express a hypothetical past action.
3 examples of its usage in this tense are:
- J’espérais que tu eusses costumé ta robe avant la fête. (I hoped that you had customized your dress before the party.)
- Il est étonnant que nous ayons costumé nos costumes nous-mêmes. (It is surprising that we had dressed up our costumes ourselves.)
- Elle craignait que sa mère eût oublié de costumer son déguisement. (She was afraid that her mother had forgotten to dress up her costume.)
English translations:
- I hoped that you had customized your dress before the party.
- It is surprising that we had dressed up our costumes ourselves.
- She was afraid that her mother had forgotten to dress up her costume.
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of costumer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse costumé | J’aurais aimé que je eusse costumé. | I wish I had dressed up. |
tu | eusses costumé | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses costumé. | I wish you had dressed up. |
il | eût costumé | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût costumé. | I wish he had dressed up. |
elle | eût costumé | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût costumé. | I wish she had dressed up. |
on | eût costumé | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût costumé. | I wish one had dressed up. |
nous | eussions costumé | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions costumé. | I wish we had dressed up. |
vous | eussiez costumé | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez costumé. | I wish you had dressed up. |
ils | eussent costumé | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent costumé. | I wish they had dressed up. |
elles | eussent costumé | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent costumé. | I wish they had dressed up. |
Other Conjugations for Costumer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb costumer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb costumer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb costumer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb costumer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb costumer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb costumer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb costumer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb costumer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb costumer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb costumer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb costumer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb costumer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb costumer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb costumer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb costumer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb costumer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb costumer
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Costumer – 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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