Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fréter
Introduction to the verb fréter
The English translation of the French verb fréter is “to charter” or “to hire”. It is pronounced as “freh-tay”.
The origin of the verb fréter can be traced back to the Latin word “fractus”, which means “broken”. In Old French, it evolved into “freter”, meaning “to break, to break up”. Over time, the meaning shifted to “to hire” or “to charter”.
In everyday French, fréter is commonly used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense to express a past action that was completed before another past action. It is also used to express a hypothetical or uncertain action that took place before another past action.
Here are three simple examples of fréter in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense:
1) J’avais peur que tu n’aies frété ce bateau avant que nous arrivions. (I was afraid that you had chartered this boat before we arrived.)
2) Il était évident qu’elle eût frété le camion pour déménager ses affaires. (It was obvious that she had hired the truck to move her belongings.)
3) Nous aurions aimé que vous eussiez frété un avion pour nous rejoindre plus vite. (We would have liked if you had chartered a plane to join us faster.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of fréter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse freté | J’aurais aimé que je eusse freté. | I wish I had chartered. |
tu | eusses freté | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses freté. | I wish you had chartered. |
il | eût freté | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût freté. | I wish he had chartered. |
elle | eût freté | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût freté. | I wish she had chartered. |
on | eût freté | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût freté. | I wish one had chartered. |
nous | eussions freté | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions freté. | I wish we had chartered. |
vous | eussiez freté | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez freté. | I wish you had chartered. |
ils | eussent freté | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent freté. | I wish they had chartered. |
elles | eussent freté | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent freté. | I wish they had chartered. |
Other Conjugations for Fréter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb fréter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fréter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fréter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fréter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fréter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fréter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fréter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fréter
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fréter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fréter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fréter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fréter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fréter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fréter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fréter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fréter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fréter
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Fréter – 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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