Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb crachiner
Introduction to the verb crachiner
The English translation of the French verb crachiner is “to drizzle” or “to spit.” The infinitive form of crachiner is pronounced “krah-shee-nay.”
Crachiner comes from the French word “cracher,” meaning “to spit.” It is most often used in everyday French to describe light rain or mist, similar to the English word “drizzle.” In the plus-que-parfait tense, it is used to describe an action that had already happened in the past before another past action.
Examples:
- J’avais déjà fini mon travail quand il a commencé à crachiner. (I had already finished my work when it started to drizzle.)
- Tu étais trempé parce qu’il avait crachiné toute la nuit. (You were soaked because it had drizzled all night.)
- Elle avait prévu d’acheter un parapluie car il avait crachiné toute la journée. (She had planned on buying an umbrella because it had drizzled all day.)
Table of the Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of crachiner
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’avais crachiné | J’avais crachiné toute la journée. | I had drizzled all day. |
tu | tu avais crachiné | Tu avais crachiné sur le trottoir. | You had drizzled on the sidewalk. |
il | il avait crachiné | Il avait crachiné sur le parc. | He had drizzled on the park. |
elle | elle avait crachiné | Elle avait crachiné sur la voiture. | She had drizzled on the car. |
on | on avait crachiné | On avait crachiné sur le banc. | One had drizzled on the bench. |
nous | nous avions crachiné | Nous avions crachiné sur la terrasse. | We had drizzled on the terrace. |
vous | vous aviez crachiné | Vous aviez crachiné sur la route. | You had drizzled on the road. |
ils | ils avaient crachiné | Ils avaient crachiné sur le jardin. | They had drizzled on the garden. |
elles | elles avaient crachiné | Elles avaient crachiné sur le toit. | They had drizzled on the roof. |
Other Conjugations for Crachiner.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb crachiner
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb crachiner
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb crachiner
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb crachiner
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb crachiner
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb crachiner
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb crachiner (this article)
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb crachiner
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb crachiner
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb crachiner
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb crachiner
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb crachiner
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb crachiner
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb crachiner
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb crachiner
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb crachiner
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb crachiner
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Crachiner – 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
Summary
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