Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb mirer
Introduction to the verb mirer
The English translation of the French verb mirer is “to gaze at” or “to look at.” The infinitive form is pronounced “mee-reh.”
Mirer comes from the Old French word “mire,” meaning “to admire” or “to contemplate.” It is most often used in everyday French in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, which expresses a past hypothetical or unreal action.
Examples of mirer in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense:
- Nous aurions aimé que tu te sois miré dans le miroir avant de partir. (We would have liked you to have gazed at yourself in the mirror before leaving.)
- Il aurait fallu qu’elle se soit mirée dans les yeux pour voir la vérité. (She should have gazed into his eyes to see the truth.)
- J’aurais préféré que vous vous soyez mirés dans l’eau claire de la fontaine. (I would have preferred you to have looked at yourselves in the clear water of the fountain.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of mirer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse miré | J’aurais aimé que je eusse miré. | I wish I had watched. |
tu | eusses miré | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses miré. | I wish you had watched. |
il | eût miré | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût miré. | I wish he had watched. |
elle | eût miré | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût miré. | I wish she had watched. |
on | eût miré | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût miré. | I wish one had watched. |
nous | eussions miré | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions miré. | I wish we had watched. |
vous | eussiez miré | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez miré. | I wish you had watched. |
ils | eussent miré | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent miré. | I wish they had watched. |
elles | eussent miré | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent miré. | I wish they had watched. |
Other Conjugations for Mirer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb mirer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb mirer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb mirer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb mirer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb mirer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb mirer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb mirer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb mirer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb mirer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb mirer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb mirer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb mirer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb mirer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb mirer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb mirer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb mirer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb mirer
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Mirer – 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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