Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb crisper
Introduction to the verb crisper
The English translation of the French verb crisper is “to become crisp” or “to make crisp.” The infinitive form is pronounced “kris-peh.”
The word crisper comes from the French noun “crisp” which means “crispness” or “crispiness.” It is most often used in everyday French in the subjonctif plus-que-parfait tense, which is the past subjunctive tense.
Three simple examples of using crisper in the subjonctif plus-que-parfait tense are:
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J’espérais que la salade aurait été plus crisper. (I had hoped that the salad would have been crispier.)
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Il était dommage que le pain ne soit pas resté crisper. (It was a shame that the bread did not stay crispy.)
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Nous aurions préféré que les légumes soient restés crisper plus longtemps. (We would have preferred for the vegetables to have remained crispier for longer.)
In these examples, crisper is used to describe the desired state or quality of the food (in this case, crispiness) in the past. The subjonctif plus-que-parfait tense is used to express a hypothetical or unrealized action or state in the past.
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of crisper
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse crispé | J’aurais aimé que je eusse crispé. | I wish I had crisped. |
tu | eusses crispé | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses crispé. | I wish you had crisped. |
il | eût crispé | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût crispé. | I wish he had crisped. |
elle | eût crispé | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût crispé. | I wish she had crisped. |
on | eût crispé | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût crispé. | I wish one had crisped. |
nous | eussions crispé | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions crispé. | I wish we had crisped. |
vous | eussiez crispé | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez crispé. | I wish you had crisped. |
ils | eussent crispé | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent crispé. | I wish they had crisped. |
elles | eussent crispé | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent crispé. | I wish they had crisped. |
Other Conjugations for Crisper.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb crisper
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb crisper
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb crisper
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb crisper
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb crisper
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb crisper
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb crisper
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb crisper
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb crisper
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb crisper
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb crisper
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb crisper
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb crisper
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb crisper
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb crisper
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb crisper
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb crisper
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Crisper – 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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