Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb essorer
Introduction to the verb essorer
The English translation of the French verb essorer is “to wring out.” It is pronounced as “eh-soh-ray” in the infinitive form.
The word essorer comes from the Old French word “essorer,” which means “to dry” or “to drain.” It is derived from the Latin verb “exsugere,” which also means “to drain out.” In everyday French, essorer is most often used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, which expresses a hypothetical or unreal past action.
Three examples of its usage in this tense, with their respective English translations, are:
- J’aurais essoré les vêtements si j’avais pu les mettre dans la sécheuse.
(I would have wrung out the clothes if I had been able to put them in the dryer.) - Tu aurais essoré la serpillière avant de la laisser sécher.
(You would have wrung out the mop before letting it dry.) - Il aurait essoré la vaisselle avant de la ranger dans les placards.
(He would have wrung out the dishes before putting them away in the cupboards.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of essorer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse essoré | J’aurais aimé que je eusse essoré. | I wish I had wrung out. |
tu | eusses essoré | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses essoré. | I wish you had wrung out. |
il | eût essoré | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût essoré. | I wish he had wrung out. |
elle | eût essoré | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût essoré. | I wish she had wrung out. |
on | eût essoré | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût essoré. | I wish one had wrung out. |
nous | eussions essoré | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions essoré. | I wish we had wrung out. |
vous | eussiez essoré | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez essoré. | I wish you had wrung out. |
ils | eussent essoré | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent essoré. | I wish they had wrung out. |
elles | eussent essoré | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent essoré. | I wish they had wrung out. |
Other Conjugations for Essorer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb essorer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb essorer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb essorer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb essorer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb essorer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb essorer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb essorer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb essorer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb essorer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb essorer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb essorer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb essorer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb essorer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb essorer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb essorer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb essorer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb essorer
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Essorer – 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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