Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb grenouiller
Introduction to the verb grenouiller
The English translation of the French verb grenouiller is “to hop around” or “to frolic.” It is pronounced as “greh-noo-yay.”
Grenouiller comes from the word grenouille, which means “frog” in French. The -er at the end indicates that it is an infinitive verb form. In everyday French, grenouiller is often used in the Plus-que-parfait tense, which is the past perfect tense in English.
Three simple examples of grenouiller in the Plus-que-parfait tense are:
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Les enfants avaient grenouillé dans la mare toute la journée. (The children had been hopping around in the pond all day.)
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Ma grand-mère m’avait raconté comment elle grenouillait avec ses amis quand elle était jeune. (My grandmother had told me how she used to frolic with her friends when she was young.)
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Nous avions grenouillé dans le jardin avant que la pluie ne commence. (We had been hopping around in the garden before the rain started.)
Table of the Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of grenouiller
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’avais grenouillé | J’avais grenouillé dans la mare. | I had frolicked in the pond. |
tu | tu avais grenouillé | Tu avais grenouillé près de la rivière. | You had frolicked near the river. |
il | il avait grenouillé | Il avait grenouillé avec les autres grenouilles. | He had frolicked with the other frogs. |
elle | elle avait grenouillé | Elle avait grenouillé sous le soleil. | She had frolicked under the sun. |
on | on avait grenouillé | On avait grenouillé dans la boue. | One had frolicked in the mud. |
nous | nous avions grenouillé | Nous avions grenouillé toute la journée. | We had frolicked all day. |
vous | vous aviez grenouillé | Vous aviez grenouillé dans le jardin. | You had frolicked in the garden. |
ils | ils avaient grenouillé | Ils avaient grenouillé dans la mare avec les autres. | They had frolicked in the pond with the others. |
elles | elles avaient grenouillé | Elles avaient grenouillé autour de la mare. | They had frolicked around the pond. |
Other Conjugations for Grenouiller.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb grenouiller
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb grenouiller
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb grenouiller
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb grenouiller
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb grenouiller
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb grenouiller
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb grenouiller (this article)
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb grenouiller
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb grenouiller
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb grenouiller
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb grenouiller
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb grenouiller
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb grenouiller
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb grenouiller
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb grenouiller
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb grenouiller
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Grenouiller – 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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