Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gratiner
Introduction to the verb gratiner
The English translation of the French verb gratiner is “to brown/to broil”. The infinitive form, gratiner, is pronounced as “grah-tee-neh”.
Gratiner comes from the Latin word “gratiare”, meaning “to please”. In everyday French, it is most often used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense to express a past action that may or may not have happened.
- J’aurais aimé que tu aies gratiné les pommes de terre. (I would have liked for you to have browned the potatoes.)
- Elle s’était demandé si le chef avait gratiné le plat avant de le servir. (She had wondered if the chef had broiled the dish before serving it.)
- Nous aurions préféré que vous ayez gratiné le poisson au lieu de le faire cuire à la vapeur. (We would have preferred for you to have browned the fish instead of steaming it.)
In these examples, the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense is used to express a desire or preference for a past action that may or may not have been carried out. The use of gratiner in this tense adds a sense of refinement or enhancement to the action.
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of gratiner
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse gratiné | J’aurais aimé que je eusse gratiné. | I wish I had gratinated. |
tu | eusses gratiné | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses gratiné. | I wish you had gratinated. |
il | eût gratiné | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût gratiné. | I wish he had gratinated. |
elle | eût gratiné | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût gratiné. | I wish she had gratinated. |
on | eût gratiné | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût gratiné. | I wish one had gratinated. |
nous | eussions gratiné | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions gratiné. | I wish we had gratinated. |
vous | eussiez gratiné | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez gratiné. | I wish you had gratinated. |
ils | eussent gratiné | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent gratiné. | I wish they had gratinated. |
elles | eussent gratiné | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent gratiné. | I wish they had gratinated. |
Other Conjugations for Gratiner.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb gratiner
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gratiner
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gratiner
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gratiner
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gratiner
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gratiner
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gratiner
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gratiner
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gratiner
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gratiner
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gratiner
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gratiner
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gratiner
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gratiner
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gratiner
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gratiner
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gratiner
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Gratiner – 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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