Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb glisser
Introduction to the verb glisser
The English translation of the French verb glisser is “to slide” or “to slip.” The infinitive form of glisser is pronounced “glee-SAY.”
Glisser comes from the Latin word “gliscere,” meaning “to glide or slip.” It is most often used in everyday French in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense to express a past action that was completed before another past action.
Three simple examples of its usage in this tense are:
- Il fallait que tu aies glissé sur la glace avant de te blesser. (It was necessary for you to have slipped on the ice before getting injured.)
- J’aurais préféré que vous n’ayez pas glissé sur cette pente dangereuse. (I would have preferred for you to not have slid down this dangerous slope.)
- Il est possible qu’elle ait glissé sur les escaliers et se soit fait mal à la cheville. (It is possible that she slipped on the stairs and hurt her ankle.)
The English translations for these examples are:
- You had to have slipped on the ice before getting injured.
- I would have preferred for you to not have slid down this dangerous slope.
- It is possible that she slipped on the stairs and hurt her ankle.
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of glisser
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse glissé | J’aurais aimé que je eusse glissé sur la glace. | I wish I had slipped on the ice. |
tu | eusses glissé | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses glissé sur la glace. | I wish you had slipped on the ice. |
il | eût glissé | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût glissé sur la glace. | I wish he had slipped on the ice. |
elle | eût glissé | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût glissé sur la glace. | I wish she had slipped on the ice. |
on | eût glissé | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût glissé sur la glace. | I wish one had slipped on the ice. |
nous | eussions glissé | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions glissé sur la glace. | I wish we had slipped on the ice. |
vous | eussiez glissé | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez glissé sur la glace. | I wish you had slipped on the ice. |
ils | eussent glissé | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent glissé sur la glace. | I wish they had slipped on the ice. |
elles | eussent glissé | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent glissé sur la glace. | I wish they had slipped on the ice. |
Other Conjugations for Glisser.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb glisser
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb glisser
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb glisser
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb glisser
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb glisser
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb glisser
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb glisser
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb glisser
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb glisser
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb glisser
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb glisser
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb glisser
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb glisser
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb glisser
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb glisser
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb glisser
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb glisser
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Glisser – 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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