Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb crever
Introduction to the verb crever
The English translation of the French verb crever is “to burst” or “to pop.” The infinitive form, crever, is pronounced “krev-ay.”
The language origin of crever comes from the Latin root “crepare,” meaning “to burst” or “to crack.” It entered the French language in the 11th century.
In everyday French, crever is most often used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, which expresses a past action that is completed before another past action. This tense can be formed by using the auxiliary verb “avoir” or “être” in the Plus-que-parfait tense, followed by the past participle of the verb crever.
Here are three simple examples of crever in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense with their English translations:
- J’avais peur qu’il ait crevé les ballons. (I was afraid that he had burst the balloons.)
- Elle était désolée que la bulle ait crevé. (She was sorry that the bubble had popped.)
- Nous craignions qu’ils ne soient crevés avant la fin du voyage. (We were afraid that they had burst before the end of the trip.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of crever
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse crevé | J’aurais aimé que je eusse crevé. | I wish I had burst. |
tu | eusses crevé | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses crevé. | I wish you had burst. |
il | eût crevé | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût crevé. | I wish he had burst. |
elle | eût crevé | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût crevé. | I wish she had burst. |
on | eût crevé | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût crevé. | I wish one had burst. |
nous | eussions crevé | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions crevé. | I wish we had burst. |
vous | eussiez crevé | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez crevé. | I wish you had burst. |
ils | eussent crevé | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent crevé. | I wish they had burst. |
elles | eussent crevé | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent crevé. | I wish they had burst. |
Other Conjugations for Crever.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb crever
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb crever
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb crever
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb crever
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb crever
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb crever
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb crever
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb crever
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb crever
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb crever
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb crever
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb crever
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb crever
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb crever
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb crever
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb crever
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb crever
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Crever – 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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