Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb exaspérer
Introduction to the verb exaspérer
The English translation of the French verb exaspérer is “to exasperate.” It is pronounced as “egg-zah-seh-pay-ray.”
Exaspérer comes from the Latin word “exasperare” which means “to irritate, provoke, or make angry.” It was first used in French in the 14th century.
In everyday French, exaspérer is often used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense to express a hypothetical or unreal situation in the past. It is formed by using the subjunctive past tense of the auxiliary verb “avoir” or “être” followed by the past participle of exaspérer.
Here are 3 simple examples of exaspérer in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense with their English translations:
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Si j’avais su qu’il était allergique aux chats, je ne l’aurais pas invité chez moi. Il se serait sûrement exaspéré en voyant mon chat. (If I had known he was allergic to cats, I wouldn’t have invited him to my house. He would have probably been exasperated by seeing my cat.)
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J’aurais aimé que tu ne m’aies pas exaspérée avec tes critiques constantes sur mon travail. (I wish you had not exasperated me with your constant critiques of my work.)
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Il s’est excusé d’avoir eu un comportement si désagréable, mais cela ne m’a pas empêché de m’exaspérer. (He apologized for his unpleasant behavior, but it didn’t stop me from being exasperated.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of exaspérer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse exaspéré | J’aurais aimé que je eusse exaspéré. | I wish I had exasperated. |
tu | eusses exaspéré | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses exaspéré. | I wish you had exasperated. |
il | eût exaspéré | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût exaspéré. | I wish he had exasperated. |
elle | eût exaspéré | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût exaspéré. | I wish she had exasperated. |
on | eût exaspéré | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût exaspéré. | I wish one had exasperated. |
nous | eussions exaspéré | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions exaspéré. | I wish we had exasperated. |
vous | eussiez exaspéré | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez exaspéré. | I wish you had exasperated. |
ils | eussent exaspéré | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent exaspéré. | I wish they had exasperated. |
elles | eussent exaspéré | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent exaspéré. | I wish they had exasperated. |
Other Conjugations for Exaspérer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb exaspérer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb exaspérer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb exaspérer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb exaspérer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb exaspérer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb exaspérer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb exaspérer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb exaspérer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb exaspérer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb exaspérer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb exaspérer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb exaspérer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb exaspérer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb exaspérer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb exaspérer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb exaspérer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb exaspérer
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Exaspérer – 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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