Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb effrayer
Introduction to the verb effrayer
The English translation of the French verb effrayer is “to frighten” or “to scare.” The infinitive form is pronounced as “eh-fray-eh.”
Effrayer comes from the Old French word “esfreier,” which means “to frighten.” It also has roots in the Latin word “exfricare,” meaning “to rub out” or “to erase.”
In everyday French, effrayer is most often used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense as a past tense form of the verb. This tense is used to express a hypothetical action that took place before another action in the past. It is formed by using the past subjunctive form of the auxiliary verb “avoir” or “être,” followed by the past participle of the main verb.
Examples of effrayer in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense:
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J’avais peur qu’il ait effrayé les enfants. (I was afraid that he had scared the children.)
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Ils avaient peur que les monstres les aient effrayés. (They were afraid that the monsters had frightened them.)
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Nous étions effrayés qu’elle ait vu le fantôme. (We were scared that she had seen the ghost.)
Translation:
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I was scared that he had scared the children.
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They were scared that the monsters had frightened them.
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We were scared that she had seen the ghost.
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of effrayer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse effrayé | J’aurais aimé que je eusse effrayé. | I wish I had frightened. |
tu | eusses effrayé | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses effrayé. | I wish you had frightened. |
il | eût effrayé | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût effrayé. | I wish he had frightened. |
elle | eût effrayé | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût effrayé. | I wish she had frightened. |
on | eût effrayé | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût effrayé. | I wish one had frightened. |
nous | eussions effrayé | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions effrayé. | I wish we had frightened. |
vous | eussiez effrayé | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez effrayé. | I wish you had frightened. |
ils | eussent effrayé | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent effrayé. | I wish they had frightened. |
elles | eussent effrayé | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent effrayé. | I wish they had frightened. |
Other Conjugations for Effrayer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb effrayer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb effrayer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb effrayer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb effrayer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb effrayer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb effrayer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb effrayer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb effrayer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb effrayer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb effrayer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb effrayer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb effrayer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb effrayer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb effrayer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb effrayer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb effrayer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb effrayer
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Effrayer – 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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