Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cramponner
Introduction to the verb cramponner
The English translation of the French verb cramponner is “to cling onto” or “to grab onto tightly”. The infinitive form of cramponner is pronounced as “kram-poh-nay”.
The word cramponner comes from the French word “crampon” which means “claw” or “hook”. In everyday French, it is often used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, which is a compound tense that expresses an action that was completed before another action in the past.
Three simple examples of its usage in this tense are:
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J’avais peur qu’il se cramponne à moi pendant le vol. (I was afraid he would cling onto me during the flight.)
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Elle était tellement stressée qu’elle se cramponnait à sa valise. (She was so stressed that she was clinging onto her suitcase.)
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Ils avaient décidé de se cramponner à leur amour malgré les obstacles. (They had decided to hold onto their love despite the obstacles.)
The English translations for these examples are in the Subjunctive Past Perfect tense: “I was afraid”, “She was so stressed”, and “They had decided”.
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of cramponner
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse cramponné | J’aurais aimé que je eusse cramponné. | I wish I had clung. |
tu | eusses cramponné | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses cramponné. | I wish you had clung. |
il | eût cramponné | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût cramponné. | I wish he had clung. |
elle | eût cramponné | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût cramponné. | I wish she had clung. |
on | eût cramponné | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût cramponné. | I wish one had clung. |
nous | eussions cramponné | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions cramponné. | I wish we had clung. |
vous | eussiez cramponné | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez cramponné. | I wish you had clung. |
ils | eussent cramponné | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent cramponné. | I wish they had clung. |
elles | eussent cramponné | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent cramponné. | I wish they had clung. |
Other Conjugations for Cramponner.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb cramponner
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cramponner
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cramponner
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cramponner
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cramponner
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cramponner
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cramponner
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cramponner
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cramponner
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cramponner
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cramponner
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cramponner
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cramponner
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cramponner
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cramponner
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cramponner
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cramponner
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Cramponner – 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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