Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb farder
Introduction to the verb farder
The English translation of the French verb farder is “to put on makeup” or “to paint one’s face.” The infinitive form is pronounced as “far-day.”
The word farder comes from the Old French word “farde,” meaning “face powder,” which is derived from the Latin word “fardus,” meaning “pack” or “burden.” It is most often used in everyday French in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, which is a compound tense that expresses actions or events that occurred before another past action.
Here are three simple examples of its usage in this tense, with their respective English translations:
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J’aurais aimé que tu te sois fardée avant la fête. (I wish you had put on makeup before the party.)
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Il avait peur que sa copine se soit fardée pour aller au bal. (He was afraid that his girlfriend had put on makeup to go to the ball.)
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Nous aurions préféré que vous vous fussiez fardés plus discrètement. (We would have preferred if you had put on makeup more discreetly.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of farder
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse fardé | J’aurais aimé que je eusse fardé. | I wish I had made up. |
tu | eusses fardé | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses fardé. | I wish you had made up. |
il | eût fardé | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût fardé. | I wish he had made up. |
elle | eût fardé | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût fardé. | I wish she had made up. |
on | eût fardé | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût fardé. | I wish one had made up. |
nous | eussions fardé | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions fardé. | I wish we had made up. |
vous | eussiez fardé | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez fardé. | I wish you had made up. |
ils | eussent fardé | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent fardé. | I wish they had made up. |
elles | eussent fardé | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent fardé. | I wish they had made up. |
Other Conjugations for Farder.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb farder
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb farder
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb farder
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb farder
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb farder
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb farder
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb farder
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb farder
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb farder
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb farder
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb farder
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb farder
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb farder
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb farder
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb farder
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb farder
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb farder
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Farder – 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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