Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb grenailler
Introduction to the verb grenailler
The English translation of the French verb grenailler is “to hail”. It is pronounced as “greh-nahy-eh”.
Grenailler comes from the French word “grêle” which means “hail”. It is typically used in everyday French to describe the action of small, frozen pellets falling from the sky during a storm.
In the Plus-que-parfait tense, grenailler is often used to describe an action that had happened in the past before another past action. It is formed by using the auxiliary verb “avoir” or “être” in the imparfait tense followed by the past participle “grenaillé”.
Here are three simple examples of grenailler in the Plus-que-parfait tense with their English translations:
- Nous avions grenaillé toute la nuit. (We had hailed all night.)
- Les voitures étaient toutes grenaillées après l’orage. (The cars were all hailed on after the storm.)
- Elle s’était réfugiée sous un abri lorsque ça avait commencé à grenailler. (She had taken shelter under a cover when it had started to hail.)
Table of the Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of grenailler
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’avais grenaillé | J’avais grenaillé toute la nuit. | I had hailstormed all night. |
tu | tu avais grenaillé | Tu avais grenaillé sur le toit. | You had hailstormed on the roof. |
il | il avait grenaillé | Il avait grenaillé sur la voiture. | He had hailstormed on the car. |
elle | elle avait grenaillé | Elle avait grenaillé sur la route. | She had hailstormed on the road. |
on | on avait grenaillé | On avait grenaillé sur le jardin. | One had hailstormed on the garden. |
nous | nous avions grenaillé | Nous avions grenaillé sur les champs. | We had hailstormed on the fields. |
vous | vous aviez grenaillé | Vous aviez grenaillé sur la ville. | You had hailstormed on the city. |
ils | ils avaient grenaillé | Ils avaient grenaillé sur la forêt. | They had hailstormed on the forest. |
elles | elles avaient grenaillé | Elles avaient grenaillé sur les toits. | They had hailstormed on the roofs. |
Other Conjugations for Grenailler.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb grenailler
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb grenailler
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb grenailler
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb grenailler
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb grenailler
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb grenailler
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb grenailler (this article)
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb grenailler
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb grenailler
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb grenailler
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb grenailler
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb grenailler
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb grenailler
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb grenailler
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb grenailler
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb grenailler
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb grenailler
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Grenailler – 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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