Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb mastiquer
Introduction to the verb mastiquer
The English translation of the French verb mastiquer is “to chew.” It is pronounced as “mas-tee-kay.”
Mastiquer is derived from the Latin word “mastigare” which means “to chew.” It is most commonly used in everyday French in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, which is a past tense used to express something that would have happened before another past event.
Examples of mastiquer in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense are:
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J’espérais que tu eusses bien mastiqué ta nourriture avant d’avaler ta bouchée. (I hoped that you had chewed your food well before swallowing your bite.)
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Elle doutait que nous eussions mastiqué suffisamment longtemps pour que la viande soit tendre. (She doubted that we had chewed long enough for the meat to be tender.)
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Ils étaient surpris que vous eussiez si mal mastiqué les fruits secs. (They were surprised that you had chewed the dried fruits so badly.)
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I was hoping that you had chewed your food well before swallowing your bite.
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She doubted that we had chewed long enough for the meat to be tender.
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They were surprised that you had chewed the dried fruits so badly.
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of mastiquer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse mastiqué | J’aurais aimé que je eusse mastiqué. | I wish I had chewed. |
tu | eusses mastiqué | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses mastiqué. | I wish you had chewed. |
il | eût mastiqué | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût mastiqué. | I wish he had chewed. |
elle | eût mastiqué | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût mastiqué. | I wish she had chewed. |
on | eût mastiqué | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût mastiqué. | I wish one had chewed. |
nous | eussions mastiqué | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions mastiqué. | I wish we had chewed. |
vous | eussiez mastiqué | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez mastiqué. | I wish you had chewed. |
ils | eussent mastiqué | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent mastiqué. | I wish they had chewed. |
elles | eussent mastiqué | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent mastiqué. | I wish they had chewed. |
Other Conjugations for Mastiquer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb mastiquer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb mastiquer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb mastiquer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb mastiquer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb mastiquer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb mastiquer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb mastiquer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb mastiquer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb mastiquer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb mastiquer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb mastiquer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb mastiquer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb mastiquer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb mastiquer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb mastiquer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb mastiquer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb mastiquer
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Mastiquer – 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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