Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fritter
Introduction to the verb fritter
The English translation of the French verb fritter is “to waste” or “to squander.” It is pronounced as “free-tay” in its infinitive form.
The word fritter comes from the Old French word “ffriture,” which means “to fry.” In everyday French, it is most often used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, which is the past subjunctive tense. This tense expresses a hypothetical or unreal action 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 n’aies pas fritter ton argent en vacances. (I wish you hadn’t wasted your money on vacation.)
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Il était désolé que nous ayons fritter autant de temps à discuter. (He was sorry that we had squandered so much time arguing.)
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Je regrettais que vous eussiez fritter votre talent artistique. (I regretted that you had wasted your artistic talent.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of fritter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse fritté | J’aurais aimé que je eusse fritté. | I wish I had frittered. |
tu | eusses fritté | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses fritté. | I wish you had frittered. |
il | eût fritté | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût fritté. | I wish he had frittered. |
elle | eût fritté | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût fritté. | I wish she had frittered. |
on | eût fritté | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût fritté. | I wish one had frittered. |
nous | eussions fritté | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions fritté. | I wish we had frittered. |
vous | eussiez fritté | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez fritté. | I wish you had frittered. |
ils | eussent fritté | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent fritté. | I wish they had frittered. |
elles | eussent fritté | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent fritté. | I wish they had frittered. |
Other Conjugations for Fritter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb fritter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fritter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fritter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fritter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fritter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fritter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fritter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fritter
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fritter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fritter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fritter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fritter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fritter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fritter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fritter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fritter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fritter
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Fritter – 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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