Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gêner
Introduction to the verb gêner
The English translation of the French verb gêner is “to bother”, “to inconvenience”, or “to disturb”. The infinitive form of gêner is pronounced as “zhay-ner”.
Gêner comes from the Latin word “gena”, which means “cheek”. In everyday French, gêner is most often used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, which expresses an action that would have happened in the past if certain conditions had been met.
Here are 3 simple examples of gêner in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense with their respective English translations:
- Si tu avais travaillé plus dur, tu n’aurais pas gêné tes collègues. (If you had worked harder, you wouldn’t have bothered your colleagues.)
- Elle aurait pu venir à la fête si sa voiture ne l’avait pas gênée. (She could have come to the party if her car hadn’t been an inconvenience.)
- J’aurais été plus détendu si ces bruits ne m’avaient pas gêné pendant mon massage. (I would have been more relaxed if those noises hadn’t disturbed me during my massage.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of gêner
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse gêné | J’aurais aimé que je eusse gêné. | I wish I had bothered. |
tu | eusses gêné | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses gêné. | I wish you had bothered. |
il | eût gêné | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût gêné. | I wish he had bothered. |
elle | eût gêné | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût gêné. | I wish she had bothered. |
on | eût gêné | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût gêné. | I wish one had bothered. |
nous | eussions gêné | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions gêné. | I wish we had bothered. |
vous | eussiez gêné | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez gêné. | I wish you had bothered. |
ils | eussent gêné | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent gêné. | I wish they had bothered. |
elles | eussent gêné | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent gêné. | I wish they had bothered. |
Other Conjugations for Gêner.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb gêner
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gêner
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gêner
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gêner
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gêner
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gêner
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gêner
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gêner
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gêner
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gêner
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gêner
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gêner
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gêner
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gêner
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gêner
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gêner
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gêner
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Gêner – 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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