Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb croûter
Introduction to the verb croûter
The English translation of the French verb croûter is “to crust” or “to form a crust.” It is pronounced as “kroot-ay” in its infinitive form.
The word croûter comes from the Old French word “croste,” meaning crust, and has its roots in the Latin word “crusta.” In everyday French, croûter is most often used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, which is a literary or formal tense used to express a past action that could have happened.
Here are three simple examples of how croûter is used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense:
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Il fallait que tu eusses croûté la tarte avant de la servir. (It was necessary for you to have crusted the pie before serving it.)
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Je regrette que nous ayons déjà croûté le pain avant que les invités arrivent. (I regret that we had already crusted the bread before the guests arrived.)
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Il semblait que le boulanger eût croûté la baguette trop longtemps. (It seemed that the baker had crusted the baguette for too long.)
English translations:
- It was necessary for you to have crusted the pie before serving it.
- I regret that we had already crusted the bread before the guests arrived.
- It seemed that the baker had crusted the baguette for too long.
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of croûter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse crouté | J’aurais aimé que je eusse crouté. | I wish I had crusted. |
tu | eusses crouté | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses crouté. | I wish you had crusted. |
il | eût crouté | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût crouté. | I wish he had crusted. |
elle | eût crouté | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût crouté. | I wish she had crusted. |
on | eût crouté | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût crouté. | I wish one had crusted. |
nous | eussions crouté | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions crouté. | I wish we had crusted. |
vous | eussiez crouté | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez crouté. | I wish you had crusted. |
ils | eussent crouté | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent crouté. | I wish they had crusted. |
elles | eussent crouté | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent crouté. | I wish they had crusted. |
Other Conjugations for Croûter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb croûter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb croûter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb croûter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb croûter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb croûter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb croûter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb croûter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb croûter
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb croûter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb croûter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb croûter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb croûter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb croûter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb croûter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb croûter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb croûter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb croûter
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Croûter – 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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