Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gausser
Introduction to the verb gausser
The English translation of the French verb gausser is “to mock” or “to make fun of.” The infinitive form is pronounced as “goh-seh.”
Gausser is a French verb that comes from the Old French word “gausser,” meaning “to joke” or “to mock.” It ultimately derives from the Latin word “gaudere,” meaning “to rejoice.” In everyday French, gausser is often used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, which expresses an action that would have happened before another action in the past.
Here are three simple examples of gausser used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense with their respective English translations:
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J’avais gaussé si elle avait échoué à son examen.
(I would have mocked her if she had failed her exam.) -
Tu aurais gaussé s’il avait perdu sa montre.
(You would have made fun of him if he had lost his watch.) -
Elle aurait gaussé si je lui avais dit que j’avais peur des araignées.
(She would have teased me if I had told her I was afraid of spiders.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of gausser
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse gaussé | Je regrette que je eusse gaussé. | I regret having made fun. |
tu | eusses gaussé | Je regrette que tu eusses gaussé. | I regret having made fun. |
il | eût gaussé | Je regrette qu’il eût gaussé. | I regret having made fun. |
elle | eût gaussé | Je regrette qu’elle eût gaussé. | I regret having made fun. |
on | eût gaussé | Je regrette qu’on eût gaussé. | I regret having made fun. |
nous | eussions gaussé | Je regrette que nous eussions gaussé. | I regret having made fun. |
vous | eussiez gaussé | Je regrette que vous eussiez gaussé. | I regret having made fun. |
ils | eussent gaussé | Je regrette qu’ils eussent gaussé. | I regret having made fun. |
elles | eussent gaussé | Je regrette qu’elles eussent gaussé. | I regret having made fun. |
Other Conjugations for Gausser.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb gausser
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gausser
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gausser
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gausser
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gausser
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gausser
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gausser
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gausser
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gausser
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gausser
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gausser
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gausser
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gausser
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gausser
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gausser
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gausser
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gausser
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Gausser – 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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