Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb creuser
Introduction to the verb creuser
The English translation of the French verb creuser is “to dig.” The infinitive form of creuser is pronounced “kruh-zay.”
The word creuser comes from the Latin word “corrosus,” which means “to hollow out.” It is most often used in everyday French in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, which is the past subjunctive tense.
Here are three simple examples of creuser in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, with their respective English translations:
- J’avais creusé un trou avant que tu n’arrives. (I had dug a hole before you arrived.)
- Nous étions allés creuser dans la montagne quand il a commencé à pleuvoir. (We had gone digging in the mountain when it started to rain.)
- Ils avaient creusé un tunnel avant que la police ne les arrête. (They had dug a tunnel before the police arrested them.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of creuser
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse creusé | J’aurais aimé que je eusse creusé. | I wish I had dug. |
tu | eusses creusé | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses creusé. | I wish you had dug. |
il | eût creusé | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût creusé. | I wish he had dug. |
elle | eût creusé | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût creusé. | I wish she had dug. |
on | eût creusé | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût creusé. | I wish one had dug. |
nous | eussions creusé | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions creusé. | I wish we had dug. |
vous | eussiez creusé | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez creusé. | I wish you had dug. |
ils | eussent creusé | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent creusé. | I wish they had dug. |
elles | eussent creusé | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent creusé. | I wish they had dug. |
Other Conjugations for Creuser.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb creuser
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb creuser
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb creuser
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb creuser
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb creuser
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb creuser
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb creuser
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb creuser
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb creuser
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb creuser
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb creuser
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb creuser
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb creuser
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb creuser
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb creuser
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb creuser
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb creuser
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Creuser – 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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