Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gager
Introduction to the verb gager
The English translation of the French verb gager is “to bet” or “to wager.” It is pronounced as “ga-zhay” in its infinitive form.
The word gager comes from the Old French word “gagier,” which means “to guarantee” or “to pledge.” It can be traced back to the Latin word “wadjare,” which means “to wage.”
In everyday French, gager is often used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, which is the past subjunctive tense. This tense is used to express a hypothetical or uncertain action that occurred before another past action.
Here are three simple examples of gager in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense with their English translations:
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J’avais gagé qu’il viendrait me voir hier soir, mais il ne l’a pas fait. (I had bet that he would come see me last night, but he didn’t.)
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Tu avais gagé que tu réussirais ton examen, et tu avais raison ! (You had bet that you would pass your exam, and you were right!)
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Elle avait gagé qu’ils seraient en retard, et elle avait raison. (She had bet that they would be late, and she was right.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of gager
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse gagé | J’aurais aimé que je eusse gagé. | I wish I had wagered. |
tu | eusses gagé | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses gagé. | I wish you had wagered. |
il | eût gagé | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût gagé. | I wish he had wagered. |
elle | eût gagé | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût gagé. | I wish she had wagered. |
on | eût gagé | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût gagé. | I wish one had wagered. |
nous | eussions gagé | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions gagé. | I wish we had wagered. |
vous | eussiez gagé | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez gagé. | I wish you had wagered. |
ils | eussent gagé | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent gagé. | I wish they had wagered. |
elles | eussent gagé | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent gagé. | I wish they had wagered. |
Other Conjugations for Gager.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb gager
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gager
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gager
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gager
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gager
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gager
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gager
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gager
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gager
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gager
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gager
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gager
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gager
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gager
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gager
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gager
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gager
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Gager – 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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