Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb grasseyer
Introduction to the verb grasseyer
The English translation of the French verb grasseyer is “to lisp” or “to have a lisp.” It is pronounced “grah-se-yay.”
Grasseyer comes from the Old French word “graser,” meaning “to graze,” and the suffix “-ier,” which denotes the action of a verb. It refers to the way a person speaks, with difficulty pronouncing certain sounds, specifically the “s” and “z” sounds.
In everyday French, grasseyer 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 grasseyer in the Plus-que-parfait tense, with their respective English translations:
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J’avais grasseyé depuis l’enfance, mais j’avais finalement appris à parler sans lisp. (I had been lisping since childhood, but I had finally learned to speak without a lisp.)
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Tu avais grasseyé la nuit précédente, mais tu as réussi à parler normalement lors de ta présentation. (You had been lisping the previous night, but you managed to speak normally during your presentation.)
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Ils avaient grasseyé toute leur vie, mais ils ont réussi à surmonter leur difficulté grâce à un orthophoniste. (They had been lisping their whole life, but they managed to overcome their difficulty thanks to a speech therapist.)
Table of the Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of grasseyer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’avais grasseyé | J’avais grasseyé les mots. | I had lisped the words. |
tu | tu avais grasseyé | Tu avais grasseyé des syllabes. | You had lisped syllables. |
il | il avait grasseyé | Il avait grasseyé les phrases. | He had lisped the sentences. |
elle | elle avait grasseyé | Elle avait grasseyé les lettres. | She had lisped the letters. |
on | on avait grasseyé | On avait grasseyé les mots. | One had lisped the words. |
nous | nous avions grasseyé | Nous avions grasseyé des expressions. | We had lisped expressions. |
vous | vous aviez grasseyé | Vous aviez grasseyé les sons. | You had lisped sounds. |
ils | ils avaient grasseyé | Ils avaient grasseyé les poèmes. | They had lisped the poems. |
elles | elles avaient grasseyé | Elles avaient grasseyé les comptines. | They had lisped nursery rhymes. |
Other Conjugations for Grasseyer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb grasseyer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb grasseyer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb grasseyer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb grasseyer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb grasseyer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb grasseyer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb grasseyer (this article)
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb grasseyer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb grasseyer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb grasseyer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb grasseyer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb grasseyer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb grasseyer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb grasseyer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb grasseyer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb grasseyer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb grasseyer
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Grasseyer – 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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