Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb marmiter
Introduction to the verb marmiter
The English translation of the French verb marmiter is “to simmer.” It is pronounced as “mar-mee-tey.”
The word “marmiter” comes from the Old French word “marmit” which means “cooking pot.” In everyday French, “marmiter” is most often used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, which expresses an action that would have taken place before another past action.
- J’aurais aimé que tu aies marmité le ragoût avant que je rentre à la maison. (I would have liked for you to have simmered the stew before I came home.)
- Il était essentiel que vous eussiez marmité la soupe avant que les invités arrivent. (It was essential for you to have simmered the soup before the guests arrived.)
- Elle regrettait que nous ayons marmité le bouillon trop longtemps. (She regretted that we had simmered the broth for too long.)
In these examples, the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense is used to express an action that occurred before another action in the past. The English translation of the verb “marmiter” in this tense would be “to have simmered.”
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of marmiter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse marmite | J’aurais aimé que je eusse marmite. | I wish I had cooked in a pot. |
tu | eusses marmite | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses marmite. | I wish you had cooked in a pot. |
il | eût marmite | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût marmite. | I wish he had cooked in a pot. |
elle | eût marmite | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût marmite. | I wish she had cooked in a pot. |
on | eût marmite | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût marmite. | I wish one had cooked in a pot. |
nous | eussions marmite | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions marmite. | I wish we had cooked in a pot. |
vous | eussiez marmite | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez marmite. | I wish you had cooked in a pot. |
ils | eussent marmite | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent marmite. | I wish they had cooked in a pot. |
elles | eussent marmite | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent marmite. | I wish they had cooked in a pot. |
Other Conjugations for Marmiter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb marmiter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb marmiter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb marmiter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb marmiter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb marmiter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb marmiter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb marmiter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb marmiter
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb marmiter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb marmiter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb marmiter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb marmiter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb marmiter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb marmiter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb marmiter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb marmiter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb marmiter
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Marmiter – 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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