Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb esquisser
Introduction to the verb esquisser
The English translation of the French verb esquisser is “to sketch” or “to outline.” It is pronounced as “es-keese-ay” in the infinitive form.
The word esquisser comes from the Old French word “esquisse,” meaning “a rough drawing or outline.” It is derived from the Latin word “schedius,” meaning “tentative” or “rough.”
In everyday French, esquisser is most often used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, which is the past subjunctive tense. This tense is used to express a hypothetical or unreal action or situation in the past.
Three simple examples of its usage in this tense are:
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J’aurais aimé que tu aies esquissé le paysage avant que le soleil se couche. (I would have liked you to have sketched the landscape before the sun set.)
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Il aurait fallu que tu eusses esquissé ton projet avant de le présenter à ton chef. (You should have outlined your project before presenting it to your boss.)
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Elle aurait préféré que nous eussions esquissé cette scène plus tôt. (She would have preferred that we had sketched this scene earlier.)
English translations:
- I wish you had sketched the landscape before the sun set.
- You should have outlined your project before presenting it to your boss.
- She would have preferred that we had sketched this scene earlier.
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of esquisser
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse esquissé | J’aurais aimé que je eusse esquissé. | I wish I had sketched. |
tu | eusses esquissé | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses esquissé. | I wish you had sketched. |
il | eût esquissé | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût esquissé. | I wish he had sketched. |
elle | eût esquissé | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût esquissé. | I wish she had sketched. |
on | eût esquissé | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût esquissé. | I wish one had sketched. |
nous | eussions esquissé | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions esquissé. | I wish we had sketched. |
vous | eussiez esquissé | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez esquissé. | I wish you had sketched. |
ils | eussent esquissé | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent esquissé. | I wish they had sketched. |
elles | eussent esquissé | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent esquissé. | I wish they had sketched. |
Other Conjugations for Esquisser.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb esquisser
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb esquisser
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb esquisser
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb esquisser
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb esquisser
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb esquisser
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb esquisser
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb esquisser
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb esquisser
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb esquisser
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb esquisser
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb esquisser
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb esquisser
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb esquisser
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb esquisser
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb esquisser
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb esquisser
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Esquisser – 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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