Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb glairer
Introduction to the verb glairer
The English translation of the French verb glairer is “to glaze” or “to coat with a glaze.” The infinitive form, glairer, is pronounced “glah-rey.”
The word glairer comes from the Old French glaire, meaning “a coating” or “a glaze,” and ultimately from the Latin clarus, meaning “clear” or “bright.” In everyday French, glairer is most often used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, which is used to express a hypothetical or unreal past action. It is formed with the auxiliary verb avoir or être in the Imparfait tense, followed by the past participle of the main verb.
Here are three simple examples of glairer in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, with their respective English translations:
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J’aurais aimé que tu aies glairé le gâteau avant de le mettre au four.
Translation: I would have liked for you to have glazed the cake before putting it in the oven. -
Il était dommage qu’elle n’eût pas glairé les légumes avant de les servir.
Translation: It was a shame that she had not glazed the vegetables before serving them. -
Nous aurions préféré que vous eussiez glairé les assiettes avant de les apporter à table.
Translation: We would have preferred for you to have glazed the plates before bringing them to the table.
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of glairer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse glairé | J’aurais aimé que je eusse glairé. | I wish I had glazed. |
tu | eusses glairé | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses glairé. | I wish you had glazed. |
il | eût glairé | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût glairé. | I wish he had glazed. |
elle | eût glairé | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût glairé. | I wish she had glazed. |
on | eût glairé | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût glairé. | I wish one had glazed. |
nous | eussions glairé | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions glairé. | I wish we had glazed. |
vous | eussiez glairé | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez glairé. | I wish you had glazed. |
ils | eussent glairé | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent glairé. | I wish they had glazed. |
elles | eussent glairé | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent glairé. | I wish they had glazed. |
Other Conjugations for Glairer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb glairer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb glairer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb glairer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb glairer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb glairer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb glairer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb glairer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb glairer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb glairer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb glairer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb glairer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb glairer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb glairer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb glairer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb glairer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb glairer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb glairer
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Glairer – 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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