Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cuivrer
Introduction to the verb cuivrer
The English translation of the French verb cuivrer is “to copper.” It is pronounced “kwee-vray.”
Cuivrer comes from the Old French word cuivre, meaning “copper.” It is most often used in everyday French in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, which is used to express actions that would have taken place before another past action.
Examples of cuivrer in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense:
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J’aurais aimé que tu eusses cuivré cette casserole. (I would have liked for you to have coppered this pot.)
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Il fallait que nous eussions cuivré les toits avant l’hiver. (We had to have coppered the roofs before winter.)
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Elle souhaitait que vous eussiez cuivré ces bijoux à temps. (She wished for you to have coppered these jewels on time.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of cuivrer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse cuivré | Si j’avais su, je eusse cuivré les tuyaux. | If I had known, I would have covered the pipes with copper. |
tu | eusses cuivré | Si tu avais su, tu eusses cuivré les tuyaux. | If you had known, you would have covered the pipes with copper. |
il | eût cuivré | Si il avait su, il eût cuivré les tuyaux. | If he had known, he would have covered the pipes with copper. |
elle | eût cuivré | Si elle avait su, elle eût cuivré les tuyaux. | If she had known, she would have covered the pipes with copper. |
on | eût cuivré | Si on avait su, on eût cuivré les tuyaux. | If one had known, one would have covered the pipes with copper. |
nous | eussions cuivré | Si nous avions su, nous eussions cuivré les tuyaux. | If we had known, we would have covered the pipes with copper. |
vous | eussiez cuivré | Si vous aviez su, vous eussiez cuivré les tuyaux. | If you had known, you would have covered the pipes with copper. |
ils | eussent cuivré | Si ils avaient su, ils eussent cuivré les tuyaux. | If they had known, they would have covered the pipes with copper. |
elles | eussent cuivré | Si elles avaient su, elles eussent cuivré les tuyaux. | If they had known, they would have covered the pipes with copper. |
Other Conjugations for Cuivrer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb cuivrer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cuivrer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cuivrer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cuivrer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cuivrer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cuivrer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cuivrer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cuivrer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cuivrer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cuivrer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cuivrer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cuivrer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cuivrer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cuivrer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cuivrer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cuivrer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cuivrer
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Cuivrer – 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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