Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb etirer
Introduction to the verb etirer
The English translation of the French verb etirer is “to stretch.” The infinitive form is pronounced as “eh-tee-ray.”
Etirer comes from the Latin word “extendere,” meaning “to extend or stretch out.” It is most often used in everyday French in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, which expresses a past action that is hypothetical or uncertain.
Three examples of its usage in this tense are:
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Je souhaitais que tu eusses étiré tes muscles avant de faire du sport. (I wished that you had stretched your muscles before exercising.)
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Il fallait que nous eussions étiré nos jambes après la longue randonnée. (We had to stretch our legs after the long hike.)
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Mes parents auraient préféré que j’eusse étiré mon budget avant d’acheter ce nouveau téléphone. (My parents would have preferred that I had stretched my budget before buying this new phone.)
In each of these cases, the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense is used to express a past action that may or may not have actually happened. It is often used in hypothetical or conditional statements, as seen in the English translations.
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of etirer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse étiré | J’aurais aimé que je eusse étiré. | I wish I had stretched. |
tu | eusses étiré | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses étiré. | I wish you had stretched. |
il | eût étiré | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût étiré. | I wish he had stretched. |
elle | eût étiré | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût étiré. | I wish she had stretched. |
on | eût étiré | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût étiré. | I wish one had stretched. |
nous | eussions étiré | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions étiré. | I wish we had stretched. |
vous | eussiez étiré | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez étiré. | I wish you had stretched. |
ils | eussent étiré | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent étiré. | I wish they had stretched. |
elles | eussent étiré | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent étiré. | I wish they had stretched. |
Other Conjugations for Etirer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb etirer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb etirer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb etirer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb etirer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb etirer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb etirer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb etirer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb etirer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb etirer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb etirer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb etirer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb etirer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb etirer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb etirer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb etirer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb etirer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb etirer
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Etirer – 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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