Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb freiner
Introduction to the verb freiner
The English translation of the French verb freiner is “to brake.” The infinitive form of freiner is pronounced as “fray-nay.”
Freiner comes from the Old French word “frain,” meaning “bit” or “rein.” It is most commonly used in everyday French in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, which expresses an action that would have already happened in the past if certain conditions had been met.
Three simple examples of freiner in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense are:
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Si tu avais freiné plus tôt, tu n’aurais pas eu d’accident. (If you had braked earlier, you wouldn’t have had an accident.)
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Ils auraient freiné si le feu avait été rouge. (They would have braked if the light had been red.)
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J’aurais freiné si j’avais vu le panneau d’arrêt. (I would have braked if I had seen the stop sign.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of freiner
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse freiné | J’aurais aimé que je eusse freiné. | I wish I had braked. |
tu | eusses freiné | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses freiné. | I wish you had braked. |
il | eût freiné | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût freiné. | I wish he had braked. |
elle | eût freiné | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût freiné. | I wish she had braked. |
on | eût freiné | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût freiné. | I wish one had braked. |
nous | eussions freiné | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions freiné. | I wish we had braked. |
vous | eussiez freiné | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez freiné. | I wish you had braked. |
ils | eussent freiné | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent freiné. | I wish they had braked. |
elles | eussent freiné | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent freiné. | I wish they had braked. |
Other Conjugations for Freiner.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb freiner
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb freiner
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb freiner
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb freiner
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb freiner
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb freiner
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb freiner
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb freiner
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb freiner
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb freiner
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb freiner
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb freiner
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb freiner
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb freiner
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb freiner
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb freiner
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb freiner
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Freiner – 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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