Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gercer
Introduction to the verb gercer
The English translation of the French verb gercer is “to crack” or “to chap.” The infinitive form is pronounced as “zher-say.”
The word gercer comes from the Latin word “crassare,” meaning “to become thick.” It entered the French language in the 14th century as “gercer,” meaning “to chap” or “to crack.” It is most commonly used in everyday French to refer to the cracking or chapping of skin or surfaces due to cold weather or dryness.
In the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, gercer is used to express a past action that is completed before another past action. It is formed by using the auxiliary verb “avoir” in the subjonctif imparfait tense, followed by the past participle of gercer.
Here are three examples of gercer used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense:
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J’avais craint que mes lèvres ne se gercent à cause du froid. (I had feared that my lips would chap because of the cold.)
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Il était content que ses mains ne se soient pas gercées pendant le voyage. (He was happy that his hands didn’t chap during the trip.)
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Nous avions peur que la peau de nos pieds ne se soit gercée à cause de la marche sur la neige. (We were afraid that the skin on our feet had chapped because of walking on the snow.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of gercer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse gercé | J’aurais aimé que je eusse gercé. | I wish I had chapped. |
tu | eusses gercé | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses gercé. | I wish you had chapped. |
il | eût gercé | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût gercé. | I wish he had chapped. |
elle | eût gercé | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût gercé. | I wish she had chapped. |
on | eût gercé | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût gercé. | I wish one had chapped. |
nous | eussions gercé | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions gercé. | I wish we had chapped. |
vous | eussiez gercé | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez gercé. | I wish you had chapped. |
ils | eussent gercé | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent gercé. | I wish they had chapped. |
elles | eussent gercé | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent gercé. | I wish they had chapped. |
Other Conjugations for Gercer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb gercer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gercer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gercer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gercer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gercer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gercer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gercer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gercer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gercer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gercer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gercer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gercer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gercer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gercer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gercer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gercer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gercer
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Gercer – 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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