Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb moirer
Introduction to the verb moirer
The English translation of the French verb moirer is “to dye” or “to color.” It is pronounced as “mwa-ray” in its infinitive form.
Moirer comes from the Old French word “mouler,” meaning “to mold” or “to shape.” It is most commonly used in everyday French in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, which is used to express an action that occurred before another action in the past.
Here are three examples of moirer in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, with their respective English translations:
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J’avais peur qu’elle eût moirié mes cheveux avant la fête. (I was afraid that she had dyed my hair before the party.)
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Je me suis demandé si elle eût moirié le tissu avant de le coudre. (I wondered if she had dyed the fabric before sewing it.)
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Tu as prétendu que tu n’eus pas moirié le tissu, mais je sais que c’est faux. (You claimed that you had not dyed the fabric, but I know that’s not true.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of moirer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse moiré | J’aurais aimé que je eusse moiré. | I wish I had died. |
tu | eusses moiré | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses moiré. | I wish you had died. |
il | eût moiré | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût moiré. | I wish he had died. |
elle | eût moiré | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût moiré. | I wish she had died. |
on | eût moiré | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût moiré. | I wish one had died. |
nous | eussions moiré | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions moiré. | I wish we had died. |
vous | eussiez moiré | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez moiré. | I wish you had died. |
ils | eussent moiré | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent moiré. | I wish they had died. |
elles | eussent moiré | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent moiré. | I wish they had died. |
Other Conjugations for Moirer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb moirer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb moirer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb moirer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb moirer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb moirer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb moirer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb moirer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb moirer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb moirer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb moirer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb moirer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb moirer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb moirer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb moirer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb moirer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb moirer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb moirer
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Moirer – 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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