Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb regratter
Introduction to the verb regratter
The English translation of the French verb regratter is “to haggle” or “to bargain.” The infinitive form of regratter is pronounced “ruh-gra-teh.”
Regratter comes from the French word “gratter,” meaning “to scratch.” It is a compound word made up of “re-” which is a prefix indicating repetition and “gratter,” resulting in the literal meaning of “to scratch again.”
In everyday French, regratter is most often used in the Plus-que-parfait tense, which is the past perfect tense in English. This tense is used to describe an action that had already been completed before another event in the past.
Three simple examples of regratter in the Plus-que-parfait tense are:
- J’avais déjà regratté le prix de la voiture avant de l’acheter. (I had already haggled the price of the car before buying it.)
- Nous avions regratté le prix de l’hôtel avant de réserver la chambre. (We had bargained for the price of the hotel before booking the room.)
- Elle m’avait dit qu’elle avait regratté le prix de son billet d’avion avec la compagnie aérienne. (She had told me that she had haggled for the price of her plane ticket with the airline company.)
Table of the Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of regratter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’avais regratté | J’avais regratté ma guitare. | I had played my guitar again. |
tu | tu avais regratté | Tu avais regratté le billet. | You had scratched the ticket. |
il | il avait regratté | Il avait regratté le meuble. | He had haggled over the furniture. |
elle | elle avait regratté | Elle avait regratté le prix. | She had negotiated the price. |
on | on avait regratté | On avait regratté le contrat. | One had renegotiated the contract. |
nous | nous avions regratté | Nous avions regratté le prix. | We had haggled over the price. |
vous | vous aviez regratté | Vous aviez regratté le contrat. | You had renegotiated the contract. |
ils | ils avaient regratté | Ils avaient regratté le billet. | They had scratched the ticket. |
elles | elles avaient regratté | Elles avaient regratté la guitare. | They had played the guitar again. |
Other Conjugations for Regratter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb regratter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb regratter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb regratter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb regratter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb regratter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb regratter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb regratter (this article)
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb regratter
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb regratter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb regratter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb regratter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb regratter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb regratter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb regratter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb regratter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb regratter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb regratter
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Regratter – 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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