Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb agriffer
Introduction to the verb agriffer
The English translation of the French verb agriffer is “to grip/claw.” It is pronounced “ah-gree-fay” in its infinitive form.
The word agriffer comes from the Latin word “agrippare” which means “to seize.” In everyday French, it is most often used in the Plus-que-parfait tense, which is the past perfect tense in English. This tense is used to talk about an action that was completed before another past action.
Here are three simple examples of its usage in the Plus-que-parfait tense with their English translations:
- J’avais agriffé la barre avant de tomber. (I had gripped the bar before falling.)
- Elle s’était agriffée à mon bras pour se stabiliser. (She had gripped my arm to stabilize herself.)
- Nous avions agriffé le tronc d’arbre pour nous hisser en haut de la colline. (We had gripped the tree trunk to climb up the hill.)
Table of the Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of agriffer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’avais agriffé | J’avais agriffé mon sac. | I had grabbed my bag. |
tu | tu avais agriffé | Tu avais agriffé sa main. | You had grabbed his hand. |
il | il avait agriffé | Il avait agriffé le chat. | He had grabbed the cat. |
elle | elle avait agriffé | Elle avait agriffé la balle. | She had grabbed the ball. |
on | on avait agriffé | On avait agriffé le livre. | One had grabbed the book. |
nous | nous avions agriffé | Nous avions agriffé le gâteau. | We had grabbed the cake. |
vous | vous aviez agriffé | Vous aviez agriffé la clé. | You had grabbed the key. |
ils | ils avaient agriffé | Ils avaient agriffé la plante. | They had grabbed the plant. |
elles | elles avaient agriffé | Elles avaient agriffé le jouet. | They had grabbed the toy. |
Other Conjugations for Agriffer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb agriffer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb agriffer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb agriffer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb agriffer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb agriffer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb agriffer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb agriffer (this article)
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb agriffer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb agriffer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb agriffer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb agriffer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb agriffer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb agriffer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb agriffer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb agriffer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb agriffer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb agriffer
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Agriffer – 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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