Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dorer
Introduction to the verb dorer
The English translation of the French verb dorer is “to gild” or “to gild over.” The infinitive form of dorer is pronounced “doh-ray.”
The language origin of dorer can be traced back to the Latin word “deaurare,” meaning “to gild.” It is most often used in everyday French in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, which expresses a past hypothetical action or condition.
Three simple examples of dorer in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense are:
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J’avais aimé qu’elle ait doré les corniches de la maison. (I had wished that she had gilded the cornices of the house.)
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Ils seraient venus si nous avions doré le gâteau. (They would have come if we had gilded the cake.)
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Elle aurait acheté la peinture si j’avais doré le cadre. (She would have bought the paint if I had gilded the frame.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of dorer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse doré | Il aurait fallu que je eusse doré. | I wish I had gilded. |
tu | eusses doré | Il aurait fallu que tu eusses doré. | I wish you had gilded. |
il | eût doré | Il aurait fallu qu’il eût doré. | I wish he had gilded. |
elle | eût doré | Il aurait fallu qu’elle eût doré. | I wish she had gilded. |
on | eût doré | Il aurait fallu qu’on eût doré. | I wish one had gilded. |
nous | eussions doré | Il aurait fallu que nous eussions doré. | I wish we had gilded. |
vous | eussiez doré | Il aurait fallu que vous eussiez doré. | I wish you had gilded. |
ils | eussent doré | Il aurait fallu qu’ils eussent doré. | I wish they had gilded. |
elles | eussent doré | Il aurait fallu qu’elles eussent doré. | I wish they had gilded. |
Other Conjugations for Dorer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb dorer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dorer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dorer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dorer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dorer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dorer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dorer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dorer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dorer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dorer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dorer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dorer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dorer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dorer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dorer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dorer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dorer
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Dorer – 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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