Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb drayer
Introduction to the verb drayer
The English translation of the French verb drayer is “to dry.” It is pronounced “dray-ay” in its infinitive form.
The word “drayer” comes from the Old French word “dregier,” meaning “to dry.” It is most often used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, which is the most formal and literary form of the subjunctive mood in French. This tense is used to express a hypothetical or unreal action that took place before another past action.
Three simple examples of the usage of “drayer” in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense are:
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Nous avions peur qu’elle n’eût pas drayé ses larmes avant notre arrivée. (We were afraid that she would not have dried her tears before our arrival.)
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Il était content que tu eusses bien drayé la vaisselle avant le dîner. (He was glad that you had thoroughly dried the dishes before dinner.)
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J’étais triste que les fleurs que j’avais plantées n’eussent pas été correctement drayées. (I was sad that the flowers I had planted had not been properly dried.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of drayer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse drayé | J’aurais aimé que je eusse drayé. | I wish I had drayed. |
tu | eusses drayé | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses drayé. | I wish you had drayed. |
il | eût drayé | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût drayé. | I wish he had drayed. |
elle | eût drayé | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût drayé. | I wish she had drayed. |
on | eût drayé | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût drayé. | I wish one had drayed. |
nous | eussions drayé | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions drayé. | I wish we had drayed. |
vous | eussiez drayé | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez drayé. | I wish you had drayed. |
ils | eussent drayé | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent drayé. | I wish they had drayed. |
elles | eussent drayé | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent drayé. | I wish they had drayed. |
Other Conjugations for Drayer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb drayer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb drayer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb drayer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb drayer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb drayer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb drayer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb drayer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb drayer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb drayer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb drayer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb drayer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb drayer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb drayer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb drayer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb drayer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb drayer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb drayer
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Drayer – 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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