Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ferrer
Introduction to the verb ferrer
The English translation of the French verb ferrer is “to shoe (a horse)”. It is pronounced “feh-rer” in its infinitive form.
The word ferrer comes from the Old French verb “ferer”, which means “to strike with iron”. It is derived from the Latin word “ferrum”, meaning “iron”. In everyday French, ferrer is most commonly used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, which is used to express an action that occurred before another past action.
Example 1: Il était nécessaire que je l’eusse ferré avant la course.
Translation: It was necessary for me to have shod it before the race.
Example 2: Nous avions déjà fini de ferrer les chevaux quand ils sont arrivés.
Translation: We had already finished shoeing the horses when they arrived.
Example 3: Si j’avais su, j’aurais fait ferrer mon cheval avant notre randonnée.
Translation: If I had known, I would have had my horse shod before our hike.
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of ferrer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse ferré | J’aurais aimé que je eusse ferré. | I wish I had shod. |
tu | eusses ferré | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses ferré. | I wish you had shod. |
il | eût ferré | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût ferré. | I wish he had shod. |
elle | eût ferré | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût ferré. | I wish she had shod. |
on | eût ferré | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût ferré. | I wish one had shod. |
nous | eussions ferré | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions ferré. | I wish we had shod. |
vous | eussiez ferré | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez ferré. | I wish you had shod. |
ils | eussent ferré | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent ferré. | I wish they had shod. |
elles | eussent ferré | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent ferré. | I wish they had shod. |
Other Conjugations for Ferrer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb ferrer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ferrer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ferrer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ferrer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ferrer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ferrer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ferrer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ferrer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ferrer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ferrer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ferrer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ferrer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ferrer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ferrer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ferrer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ferrer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ferrer
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Ferrer – 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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