Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb grisailler
Introduction to the verb grisailler
The English translation of the French verb grisailler is “to become grey/gray” or “to turn grey/gray”. It is pronounced as “gree-zai-yay” in the infinitive form.
The verb grisailler comes from the French word “grisaille” which means “grey/gray” and is derived from the Latin word “grisaceus”. In everyday French, the verb grisailler is most often used in the plus-que-parfait tense, which is the past perfect tense.
Here are three simple examples of its usage in the plus-que-parfait tense with their English translations:
- J’avais grisaillé mes cheveux avant le mariage. (I had turned my hair grey before the wedding.)
- Tu avais grisaillé le ciel avec tes peintures. (You had greyed the sky with your paintings.)
- Elle avait grisaillé ses murs pour donner un aspect plus moderne à sa maison. (She had made her walls grey to give a more modern look to her house.)
Table of the Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of grisailler
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’avais grisaillé | J’avais grisaillé toute la journée. | I had been gray all day. |
tu | tu avais grisaillé | Tu avais grisaillé la nuit dernière. | You had been gray last night. |
il | il avait grisaillé | Il avait grisaillé pendant des heures. | He had been gray for hours. |
elle | elle avait grisaillé | Elle avait grisaillé toute la semaine. | She had been gray all week. |
on | on avait grisaillé | On avait grisaillé tout l’hiver. | One had been gray all winter. |
nous | nous avions grisaillé | Nous avions grisaillé pendant des mois. | We had been gray for months. |
vous | vous aviez grisaillé | Vous aviez grisaillé tout l’été. | You had been gray all summer. |
ils | ils avaient grisaillé | Ils avaient grisaillé toute l’année. | They had been gray all year. |
elles | elles avaient grisaillé | Elles avaient grisaillé toute la journée. | They had been gray all day. |
Other Conjugations for Grisailler.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb grisailler
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb grisailler
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb grisailler
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb grisailler
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb grisailler
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb grisailler
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb grisailler (this article)
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb grisailler
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb grisailler
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb grisailler
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb grisailler
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb grisailler
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb grisailler
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb grisailler
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb grisailler
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb grisailler
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb grisailler
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Grisailler – About the French Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense
Tense Formation
Common everyday usage patterns
Sequencing of past events
Background information
Hypothetical or reported speech
Interactions with other tenses
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