Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb glaiser
Introduction to the verb glaiser
The English translation of the French verb glaiser is “to glaze.” The infinitive form of this verb is pronounced as [gley-zay].
The word glaiser comes from the Old French word “glasier” which means “glassworker.” It is derived from the Latin word “glaciāre” which means “to freeze” or “to make into ice.” In everyday French, glaiser is most often used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, which expresses a hypothetical or unreal action that took place before another action in the past.
Here are three simple examples of how glaiser is used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense:
- J’avais glaisé le gâteau avant que tu n’arrives. (I had glazed the cake before you arrived.)
- Ils avaient glaisé les fenêtres avant qu’il ne se mette à pleuvoir. (They had glazed the windows before it started to rain.)
- Elle m’avait demandé de glaiser les verres avant que les invités n’arrivent. (She had asked me to glaze the glasses before the guests arrived.)
In each of these examples, the verb glaiser is conjugated in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense to express an action that had already taken place before another action in the past. The use of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense in these sentences indicates that the speaker is unsure or doubtful about the action being described. In English, these sentences can be translated using the past perfect tense.
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of glaiser
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse glaissé | Je ne pense pas que je eusse glaissé. | I don’t think I would have slipped. |
tu | eusses glaissé | Je ne pense pas que tu eusses glaissé. | I don’t think you would have slipped. |
il | eût glaissé | Je ne pense pas qu’il eût glaissé. | I don’t think he would have slipped. |
elle | eût glaissé | Je ne pense pas qu’elle eût glaissé. | I don’t think she would have slipped. |
on | eût glaissé | Je ne pense pas qu’on eût glaissé. | I don’t think one would have slipped. |
nous | eussions glaissé | Je ne pense pas que nous eussions glaissé. | I don’t think we would have slipped. |
vous | eussiez glaissé | Je ne pense pas que vous eussiez glaissé. | I don’t think you would have slipped. |
ils | eussent glaissé | Je ne pense pas qu’ils eussent glaissé. | I don’t think they would have slipped. |
elles | eussent glaissé | Je ne pense pas qu’elles eussent glaissé. | I don’t think they would have slipped. |
Other Conjugations for Glaiser.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb glaiser
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb glaiser
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb glaiser
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb glaiser
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb glaiser
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb glaiser
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb glaiser
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb glaiser
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb glaiser
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb glaiser
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb glaiser
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb glaiser
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb glaiser
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb glaiser
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb glaiser
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb glaiser
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb glaiser
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Glaiser – 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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