Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fermer
Introduction to the verb fermer
The English translation of the French verb fermer is “to close.” It is pronounced as “fair-may.”
The language origin of fermer comes from the Latin word “firmare” meaning “to make firm.” In everyday French, it is most often used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, which is a past subjunctive tense used to express actions that could have happened in the past. It is formed by using the auxiliary verb “avoir” or “être” in the imperfect subjunctive, followed by the past participle of the verb.
Examples of the usage of fermer in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense are:
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J’aurais souhaité que tu eusses fermé la porte avant de partir. (I wish you had closed the door before leaving.)
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Elle aurait préféré que nous eussions fermé les fenêtres avant la pluie. (She would have preferred that we had closed the windows before the rain.)
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Si j’avais su, j’aurais fermé la porte à clef. (If I had known, I would have locked the door.)
In these examples, the verb fermer is conjugated in the past subjunctive form to express actions that could have happened in the past. The English translations also use the past tense to convey the same meaning.
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of fermer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse fermé | J’aurais aimé que je eusse fermé. | I wish I had closed. |
tu | eusses fermé | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses fermé. | I wish you had closed. |
il | eût fermé | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût fermé. | I wish he had closed. |
elle | eût fermé | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût fermé. | I wish she had closed. |
on | eût fermé | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût fermé. | I wish one had closed. |
nous | eussions fermé | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions fermé. | I wish we had closed. |
vous | eussiez fermé | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez fermé. | I wish you had closed. |
ils | eussent fermé | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent fermé. | I wish they had closed. |
elles | eussent fermé | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent fermé. | I wish they had closed. |
Other Conjugations for Fermer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb fermer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fermer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fermer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fermer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fermer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fermer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fermer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fermer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fermer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fermer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fermer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fermer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fermer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fermer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fermer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fermer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fermer
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Fermer – 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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