Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gîter
Introduction to the verb gîter
The English translation of the French verb gîter is “to lodge” or “to stay”. It is pronounced as “jee-tay” in its infinitive form.
The origin of the word gîter can be traced back to the Latin word “jacere”, meaning “to lie down”. In everyday French, gîter is most often used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, which is a compound tense used to express a hypothetical action that took place before another action in the past.
Three simple examples of gîter in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense are:
- Nous avions gîté dans cet hôtel avant qu’il ne fût détruit. (We had stayed in this hotel before it was destroyed.)
- J’avais peur que vous n’eussiez gîté dans cette maison hantée. (I was afraid that you had stayed in this haunted house.)
- Il était content que nous ayons gîté dans sa maison pendant ses vacances. (He was happy that we had stayed in his house during his vacation.)
English translations:
- We had stayed in this hotel before it was destroyed.
- I was afraid that you had stayed in this haunted house.
- He was happy that we had stayed in his house during his vacation.
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of gîter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse gîté | J’aurais aimé que je eusse gîté. | I wish I had stayed. |
tu | eusses gîté | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses gîté. | I wish you had stayed. |
il | eût gîté | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût gîté. | I wish he had stayed. |
elle | eût gîté | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût gîté. | I wish she had stayed. |
on | eût gîté | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût gîté. | I wish one had stayed. |
nous | eussions gîté | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions gîté. | I wish we had stayed. |
vous | eussiez gîté | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez gîté. | I wish you had stayed. |
ils | eussent gîté | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent gîté. | I wish they had stayed. |
elles | eussent gîté | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent gîté. | I wish they had stayed. |
Other Conjugations for Gîter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb gîter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gîter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gîter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gîter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gîter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gîter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gîter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gîter
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gîter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gîter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gîter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gîter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gîter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gîter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gîter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gîter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gîter
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Gîter – 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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