Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gironner
Introduction to the verb gironner
The English translation of the French verb gironner is “to spin around” or “to circle around.” It is pronounced as “zhee-roh-neh.”
The origin of the word gironner can be traced back to the Old French word “girer,” which means “to turn” or “to rotate.” It is often used in everyday French to describe circular or spinning movements.
In the Plus-que-parfait tense, gironner is used to indicate an action that had already happened in the past before another past action. Here are three simple examples of its usage in this tense:
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Nous étions en train de gironner sur la piste de danse quand le chanteur a annoncé la dernière chanson. (We were spinning around on the dance floor when the singer announced the last song.)
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Les enfants avaient gironné autour du manège pendant des heures avant d’avoir le mal de mer. (The children had been spinning around the carousel for hours before getting seasick.)
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J’avais déjà vu cette robe gironner sur la passerelle lors d’un défilé de mode l’année dernière. (I had already seen this dress twirling on the runway during a fashion show last year.)
Table of the Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of gironner
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’avais gironné | J’avais gironné autour du jardin. | I had circled around the garden. |
tu | tu avais gironné | Tu avais gironné autour de l’arbre. | You had circled around the tree. |
il | il avait gironné | Il avait gironné autour de la maison. | He had circled around the house. |
elle | elle avait gironné | Elle avait gironné autour du parc. | She had circled around the park. |
on | on avait gironné | On avait gironné autour du lac. | One had circled around the lake. |
nous | nous avions gironné | Nous avions gironné autour du village. | We had circled around the village. |
vous | vous aviez gironné | Vous aviez gironné autour de la ville. | You had circled around the city. |
ils | ils avaient gironné | Ils avaient gironné autour de la forêt. | They had circled around the forest. |
elles | elles avaient gironné | Elles avaient gironné autour de la rivière. | They had circled around the river. |
Other Conjugations for Gironner.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb gironner
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gironner
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gironner
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gironner
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gironner
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gironner
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gironner (this article)
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gironner
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gironner
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gironner
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gironner
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gironner
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gironner
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gironner
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gironner
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gironner
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gironner
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Gironner – 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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