Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb garer
Introduction to the verb garer
The English translation of the French verb garer is “to park.” It is pronounced as “ga-reh” in the infinitive form.
The word garer comes from the Old French word “guerrer” which means “to guard” or “to defend.” Over time, it evolved to mean “to place in a safe spot” and eventually took on the specific meaning of “to park.”
In everyday French, garer is most often used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense to express an action that would have been completed before another action in the past, similar to the English past perfect subjunctive. This tense is often used in formal or literary language.
Here are three simple examples of its usage in this tense, with the respective English translations:
- Il faut que je me sois garé avant que tu arrives. (I had to park before you arrived.)
- Il était important que tu te fusses garé correctement. (It was important that you had parked correctly.)
- Je doute qu’il se soit garé au bon endroit. (I doubt he parked in the right place.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of garer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse garé | J’aurais aimé que je eusse garé la voiture. | I wish I had parked the car. |
tu | eusses garé | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses garé la voiture. | I wish you had parked the car. |
il | eût garé | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût garé la voiture. | I wish he had parked the car. |
elle | eût garé | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût garé la voiture. | I wish she had parked the car. |
on | eût garé | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût garé la voiture. | I wish one had parked the car. |
nous | eussions garé | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions garé la voiture. | I wish we had parked the car. |
vous | eussiez garé | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez garé la voiture. | I wish you had parked the car. |
ils | eussent garé | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent garé la voiture. | I wish they had parked the car. |
elles | eussent garé | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent garé la voiture. | I wish they had parked the car. |
Other Conjugations for Garer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb garer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb garer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb garer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb garer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb garer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb garer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb garer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb garer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb garer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb garer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb garer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb garer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb garer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb garer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb garer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb garer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb garer
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Garer – 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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