Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb drosser
Introduction to the verb drosser
The English translation of the French verb drosser is “to brush”. It is pronounced as “droh-say” in its infinitive form.
The word drosser comes from the Old French word “dronser”, which meant “to shake, to beat”. In modern everyday French, drosser is most often used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, which is the past tense of the subjunctive mood and is used to express an action that took place before another past action.
Here are 3 simple examples of its usage in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, with the respective English translations:
- J’avais peur qu’il eût drossé ses vêtements avant le rendez-vous. (I was afraid he had brushed his clothes before the appointment.)
- Elle regrettait que nous eussions drossé les cheveux avant la soirée. (She regretted that we had brushed our hair before the party.)
- Ils étaient contents que tu eusses drossé les dents avant de te coucher. (They were happy that you had brushed your teeth before going to bed.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of drosser
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse drossé | J’aurais aimé que je eusse drossé. | I wish I had brushed. |
tu | eusses drossé | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses drossé. | I wish you had brushed. |
il | eût drossé | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût drossé. | I wish he had brushed. |
elle | eût drossé | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût drossé. | I wish she had brushed. |
on | eût drossé | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût drossé. | I wish one had brushed. |
nous | eussions drossé | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions drossé. | I wish we had brushed. |
vous | eussiez drossé | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez drossé. | I wish you had brushed. |
ils | eussent drossé | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent drossé. | I wish they had brushed. |
elles | eussent drossé | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent drossé. | I wish they had brushed. |
Other Conjugations for Drosser.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb drosser
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb drosser
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb drosser
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb drosser
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb drosser
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb drosser
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb drosser
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb drosser
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb drosser
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb drosser
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb drosser
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb drosser
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb drosser
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb drosser
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb drosser
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb drosser
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb drosser
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Drosser – 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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