Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gongonner
Introduction to the verb gongonner
The English translation of the French verb gongonner is “to mumble” or “to grumble.” The infinitive form of gongonner is pronounced as “gohn-goh-nay.”
The word gongonner comes from the Old French verb “gongongner,” which means “to murmur” or “to complain.” It is derived from the Latin word “gannire,” meaning “to yelp” or “to bark.”
In every day French, gongonner 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 action in the past.
Here are three simple examples of gongonner in the Plus-que-parfait tense, with their respective English translations:
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J’avais déjà entendu mon voisin gongonner avant de partir en vacances. (I had already heard my neighbor grumbling before leaving on vacation.)
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Elle avait gongonné toute la journée avant de finalement faire ses devoirs. (She had been muttering all day before finally doing her homework.)
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Nous avions gongonné pendant des heures avant que le professeur arrive enfin. (We had been grumbling for hours before the teacher finally arrived.)
Table of the Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of gongonner
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’avais gongonné | J’avais gongonné dans la rue. | I had strayed into the street. |
tu | tu avais gongonné | Tu avais gongonné dans la forêt. | You had wandered in the forest. |
il | il avait gongonné | Il avait gongonné dans le parc. | He had roamed in the park. |
elle | elle avait gongonné | Elle avait gongonné dans le jardin. | She had wandered in the garden. |
on | on avait gongonné | On avait gongonné dans les rues de Paris. | One had strayed in the streets of Paris. |
nous | nous avions gongonné | Nous avions gongonné dans les bois. | We had wandered in the woods. |
vous | vous aviez gongonné | Vous aviez gongonné dans la campagne. | You had roamed in the countryside. |
ils | ils avaient gongonné | Ils avaient gongonné dans les montagnes. | They had wandered in the mountains. |
elles | elles avaient gongonné | Elles avaient gongonné dans les rues de la ville. | They had strayed in the city streets. |
Other Conjugations for Gongonner.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb gongonner
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gongonner
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gongonner
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gongonner
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gongonner
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gongonner
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gongonner (this article)
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gongonner
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gongonner
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gongonner
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gongonner
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gongonner
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gongonner
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gongonner
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gongonner
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gongonner
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gongonner
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Gongonner – 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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