Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb grouiller
Introduction to the verb grouiller
The English translation of the French verb grouiller is “to swarm” or “to bustle”. It is pronounced [ɡʁu.je].
The word grouiller comes from the Old French word gruillier, which means “to move quickly”. It is most often used in everyday French to describe a large number of people or things moving in a busy and chaotic manner.
In the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, grouiller is used to express a past hypothetical action, often with a sense of regret or wishfulness. Here are three examples of its usage in this tense:
- Il aurait aimé que la rue grouillât de vie comme avant. (He would have liked the street to be swarming with life like before.)
- J’aurais préféré que tu ne sois pas venu, la fête a grouillé de gens. (I would have preferred it if you hadn’t come, the party was swarming with people.)
- Elle aurait souhaité que le marché ne fût pas aussi grouillant de touristes. (She would have wished for the market not to be so bustling with tourists.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of grouiller
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse grouillé | J’aurais aimé que je eusse grouillé. | I wish I had hustled. |
tu | eusses grouillé | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses grouillé. | I wish you had hustled. |
il | eût grouillé | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût grouillé. | I wish he had hustled. |
elle | eût grouillé | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût grouillé. | I wish she had hustled. |
on | eût grouillé | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût grouillé. | I wish one had hustled. |
nous | eussions grouillé | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions grouillé. | I wish we had hustled. |
vous | eussiez grouillé | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez grouillé. | I wish you had hustled. |
ils | eussent grouillé | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent grouillé. | I wish they had hustled. |
elles | eussent grouillé | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent grouillé. | I wish they had hustled. |
Other Conjugations for Grouiller.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb grouiller
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb grouiller
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb grouiller
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb grouiller
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb grouiller
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb grouiller
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb grouiller
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb grouiller
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb grouiller
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb grouiller
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb grouiller
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb grouiller
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb grouiller
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb grouiller
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb grouiller
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb grouiller
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb grouiller
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Grouiller – 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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