Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb graticuler
Introduction to the verb graticuler
The English translation of the French verb graticuler is “to grid” or “to outline in a grid pattern.” It is pronounced grah-tee-kyuh-lay in its infinitive form.
Graticuler comes from the Latin word “craticulare” meaning “to make a grid.” It is most often used in everyday French to describe the action of outlining or dividing something into a grid pattern, such as a map or a graph. In the Plus-que-parfait tense, it is used to describe an action that had been completed before another past action.
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J’avais graticulé la carte avant de l’utiliser pour trouver notre itinéraire. (I had gridded the map before using it to find our route.)
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Ils avaient graticulé le terrain pour faciliter la mesure des parcelles. (They had gridded the land to make measuring the plots easier.)
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Elle avait graticulé le dessin avant de commencer à peindre. (She had outlined the drawing in a grid before starting to paint.)
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I had gridded the map before using it to find our route.
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They had gridded the land to make measuring the plots easier.
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She had outlined the drawing in a grid before starting to paint.
Table of the Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of graticuler
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’avais graticulé | J’avais graticulé le jardin. | I had marked out the garden. |
tu | tu avais graticulé | Tu avais graticulé le sol. | You had marked out the ground. |
il | il avait graticulé | Il avait graticulé le terrain. | He had marked out the land. |
elle | elle avait graticulé | Elle avait graticulé le champ. | She had marked out the field. |
on | on avait graticulé | On avait graticulé la zone. | One had marked out the area. |
nous | nous avions graticulé | Nous avions graticulé le parc. | We had marked out the park. |
vous | vous aviez graticulé | Vous aviez graticulé le jardin. | You had marked out the garden. |
ils | ils avaient graticulé | Ils avaient graticulé le terrain. | They had marked out the land. |
elles | elles avaient graticulé | Elles avaient graticulé la parcelle. | They had marked out the plot. |
Other Conjugations for Graticuler.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb graticuler
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb graticuler
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb graticuler
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb graticuler
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb graticuler
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb graticuler
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb graticuler (this article)
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb graticuler
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb graticuler
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb graticuler
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb graticuler
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb graticuler
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb graticuler
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb graticuler
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb graticuler
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb graticuler
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb graticuler
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Graticuler – 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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