Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb guincher
Introduction to the verb guincher
The English translation of the French verb guincher is “to dance/jig/dance around”. It is pronounced “gan-shay” in the infinitive form.
The language origin of guincher is unclear, but it is believed to derive from the word “guinche” which was used in the 19th century to describe a type of dance. It is most commonly used in everyday French in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, which is used to express a hypothetical or imagined action that took place before another past action.
Examples of guincher in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense:
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J’ai regretté qu’ils aient guinché toute la nuit sans moi. (I regretted that they had danced all night without me.)
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Elle était furieuse que je lui aie demandé de guincher avec moi. (She was furious that I had asked her to dance with me.)
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Nous aurions aimé qu’il ait guinché avec nous lors de la soirée. (We would have liked for him to have danced with us at the party.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of guincher
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse guinché | J’aurais préféré que je eusse guinché toute la nuit. | I wish I had danced all night. |
tu | eusses guinché | J’aurais préféré que tu eusses guinché toute la nuit. | I wish you had danced all night. |
il | eût guinché | J’aurais préféré qu’il eût guinché toute la nuit. | I wish he had danced all night. |
elle | eût guinché | J’aurais préféré qu’elle eût guinché toute la nuit. | I wish she had danced all night. |
on | eût guinché | J’aurais préféré qu’on eût guinché toute la nuit. | I wish one had danced all night. |
nous | eussions guinché | J’aurais préféré que nous eussions guinché toute la nuit. | I wish we had danced all night. |
vous | eussiez guinché | J’aurais préféré que vous eussiez guinché toute la nuit. | I wish you had danced all night. |
ils | eussent guinché | J’aurais préféré qu’ils eussent guinché toute la nuit. | I wish they had danced all night. |
elles | eussent guinché | J’aurais préféré qu’elles eussent guinché toute la nuit. | I wish they had danced all night. |
Other Conjugations for Guincher.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb guincher
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb guincher
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb guincher
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb guincher
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb guincher
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb guincher
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb guincher
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb guincher
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb guincher
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb guincher
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb guincher
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb guincher
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb guincher
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb guincher
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb guincher
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb guincher
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb guincher
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Guincher – 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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