Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gâter
Introduction to the verb gâter
The English translation of the French verb gâter is “to spoil.” It is pronounced as “gah-tay.”
The language origin of gâter can be traced back to the Old French word “gast,” meaning “to spoil or ruin.” It is most often used in everyday French in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, which is a past tense used to express a hypothetical or unreal action that occurred before another past action.
Here are three simple examples of gâter used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense:
- J’aurais aimé que tu ne m’aies pas gâté comme ça. (I wish you hadn’t spoiled me like that.)
- Il était déçu que ses parents l’aient toujours gâté sans raison. (He was disappointed that his parents had always spoiled him for no reason.)
- Je regrette que nous ayons trop gâté nos enfants quand ils étaient petits. (I regret that we spoiled our children too much when they were little.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of gâter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse gâté | Si j’étais riche, je eusse gâté mes enfants. | If I were rich, I would have spoiled my children. |
tu | eusses gâté | Si tu avais été là, tu eusses gâté la soirée. | If you had been there, you would have ruined the evening. |
il | eût gâté | J’ai été déçu qu’il eût gâté la surprise. | I was disappointed that he had ruined the surprise. |
elle | eût gâté | Elle aurait aimé que nous eût gâté le mariage. | She would have liked us to have spoiled the wedding. |
on | eût gâté | Si on avait su, on eût gâté leur projet. | If we had known, we would have ruined their plan. |
nous | eussions gâté | Nous aurions préféré que nous eussions gâté la surprise. | We would have preferred to have spoiled the surprise. |
vous | eussiez gâté | Vous auriez aimé que vous eussiez gâté la fête. | You would have liked us to have spoiled the party. |
ils | eussent gâté | J’ai été étonné qu’ils eussent gâté leur chance. | I was surprised that they had spoiled their chance. |
elles | eussent gâté | Elles auraient aimé qu’elles eussent gâté la soirée. | They would have liked us to have spoiled the evening. |
Other Conjugations for Gâter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb gâter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gâter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gâter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gâter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gâter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gâter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gâter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gâter
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gâter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gâter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gâter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gâter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gâter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gâter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gâter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gâter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gâter
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Gâter – 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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