Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb créer
Introduction to the verb créer
The English translation of the French verb créer is “to create.” It is pronounced “kreh-ay.”
Créer comes from the Latin word “creare,” meaning “to produce, bring forth, create.” It entered the French language in the 12th century and has been used in its current form since the 16th century.
In everyday French, créer is most often used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, which is a past tense used to express hypothetical or uncertain actions that occurred before another past action. This tense is formed by using the subjunctive form of avoir or être followed by the past participle of the verb.
Examples of its usage in this tense are:
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Il était nécessaire que j’aie créé un plan avant de commencer le projet. (It was necessary for me to have created a plan before starting the project.)
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J’aurais aimé que tu aies créé un compte avant d’acheter en ligne. (I wish you had created an account before buying online.)
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On aurait dû partir plus tôt pour que nous ayons créé une bonne impression. (We should have left earlier so that we could have created a good impression.)
English translations of these examples:
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It was necessary for me to have created a plan before starting the project.
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I wish you had created an account before buying online.
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We should have left earlier so that we could have created a good impression.
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of créer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse créé | J’aurais aimé que je eusse créé. | I wish I had created. |
tu | eusses créé | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses créé. | I wish you had created. |
il | eût créé | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût créé. | I wish he had created. |
elle | eût créé | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût créé. | I wish she had created. |
on | eût créé | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût créé. | I wish one had created. |
nous | eussions créé | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions créé. | I wish we had created. |
vous | eussiez créé | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez créé. | I wish you had created. |
ils | eussent créé | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent créé. | I wish they had created. |
elles | eussent créé | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent créé. | I wish they had created. |
Other Conjugations for Créer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb créer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb créer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb créer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb créer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb créer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb créer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb créer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb créer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb créer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb créer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb créer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb créer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb créer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb créer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb créer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb créer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb créer
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Créer – 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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