Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb crailler
Introduction to the verb crailler
The English translation of the French verb crailler is “to screech” or “to squawk.” It is pronounced “krah-yeh.”
The language origin of crailler is from the Old French word “cracler,” which means “to crackle” or “to chatter.” It is most often used in everyday French in the Subjonctif Imparfait tense, which expresses a hypothetical or uncertain action in the past.
Examples:
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Il fallait que le perroquet craillât pour exprimer sa colère. (It was necessary for the parrot to screech to express its anger.)
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Je préférais que les oiseaux ne craillassent pas lorsque je lisais. (I preferred the birds not to squawk while I was reading.)
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Il était étrange que le bébé ne craillât pas toute la nuit. (It was strange that the baby didn’t screech all night.)
English translations:
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It was necessary for the parrot to screech to express its anger.
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I preferred the birds not to squawk while I was reading.
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It was strange that the baby didn’t screech all night.
Table of the Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of crailler
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | craillasse | Si je ne craillasse pas, je tomberais. | If I didn’t stumble, I would fall. |
tu | craillasses | Si tu n’as pas peur, tu craillasses. | If you’re not scared, you stumble. |
il | craillât | Il serait prudent s’il craillât moins. | He would be more cautious if he stumbled less. |
elle | craillât | Elle serait plus rapide si elle ne craillât pas autant. | She would be faster if she didn’t stumble so much. |
on | craillât | Si on ne craillât pas autant, on avancerait plus vite. | If one didn’t stumble so much, one would progress faster. |
nous | craillassions | Si nous ne craillassions pas autant, nous arriverions plus tôt. | If we didn’t stumble so much, we would arrive earlier. |
vous | craillassiez | Si vous ne crailllassiez pas, vous réussiriez mieux. | If you didn’t stumble, you would do better. |
ils | craillassent | S’ils craillassent moins, ils éviteraient les accidents. | If they stumbled less, they would avoid accidents. |
elles | craillassent | Si elles ne crailllassent pas autant, elles auraient plus confiance. | If they didn’t stumble so much, they would have more confidence. |
Other Conjugations for Crailler.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb crailler
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb crailler
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb crailler
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb crailler
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb crailler
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb crailler
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb crailler
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb crailler
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb crailler
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb crailler
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb crailler
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb crailler (this article)
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb crailler
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb crailler
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb crailler
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb crailler
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb crailler
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Crailler – About the French Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense
Formation
Common Everyday Usage Patterns
Interactions with Other Tenses
Subjonctif Présent
Indicatif Passé Composé
Conditional
Conditional Perfect
Summary
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