Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb drainer
Introduction to the verb drainer
The English translation of the French verb drainer is “to drain.” The infinitive form is pronounced “dreh-neh.”
The word “drainer” comes from the Old French word “dreinier,” which means “to strain or filter.” In everyday French, it is most often used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, which is the past subjunctive tense.
Here are three examples of how “drainer” is used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense:
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J’étais content que tu aies bien drainé les pâtes avant de les servir. (I was happy that you had drained the pasta well before serving them.)
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Il fallait que nous ayons drainé l’eau de la piscine avant l’arrivée de l’orage. (We had to have drained the water from the pool before the storm arrived.)
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Elles auraient aimé que vous eussiez dr
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of drainer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse drainé | J’aurais voulu que je eusse drainé. | I wish I had drained. |
tu | eusses drainé | J’aurais voulu que tu eusses drainé. | I wish you had drained. |
il | eût drainé | J’aurais voulu qu’il eût drainé. | I wish he had drained. |
elle | eût drainé | J’aurais voulu qu’elle eût drainé. | I wish she had drained. |
on | eût drainé | J’aurais voulu qu’on eût drainé. | I wish one had drained. |
nous | eussions drainé | J’aurais voulu que nous eussions drainé. | I wish we had drained. |
vous | eussiez drainé | J’aurais voulu que vous eussiez drainé. | I wish you had drained. |
ils | eussent drainé | J’aurais voulu qu’ils eussent drainé. | I wish they had drained. |
elles | eussent drainé | J’aurais voulu qu’elles eussent drainé. | I wish they had drained. |
Other Conjugations for Drainer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb drainer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb drainer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb drainer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb drainer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb drainer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb drainer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb drainer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb drainer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb drainer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb drainer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb drainer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb drainer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb drainer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb drainer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb drainer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb drainer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb drainer
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Drainer – 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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