Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb agripper
Introduction to the verb agripper
The English translation of the French verb agripper is “to grip” or “to grab.” The infinitive form is pronounced ah-gree-pay.
Agripper comes from the verb gripper, which is derived from the Old French word “grip” meaning “to grasp or seize.” It is most often used in everyday French in the Subjonctif Passé (subjunctive past) tense, which is used to express a hypothetical or uncertain action in the past.
Three simple examples of agripper in the Subjonctif Passé tense are:
- Il faut que j’aie agrippé la main de mon ami avant qu’il tombe. (I had to grip my friend’s hand before he fell.)
- J’aurais aimé que tu aies agrippé ma veste pendant que je descendais de la montagne. (I wish you had grabbed my jacket while I was coming down the mountain.)
- Elle était surprise que nous ayons agrippé les rênes du cheval sans hésitation. (She was surprised that we had gripped the horse’s reins without hesitation.)
In each of these examples, the Subjonctif Passé tense is used to express a hypothetical or uncertain action in the past. The English translations also use the past tense to convey this meaning.
Table of the Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of agripper
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aie agrippé | Il faut que j’aie agrippé. | I must have grabbed. |
tu | aies agrippé | Il est important que tu aies agrippé. | It’s important that you grabbed. |
il | ait agrippé | Il est possible qu’il ait agrippé. | It’s possible he grabbed. |
elle | ait agrippé | Elle préfère qu’elle ait agrippé. | She prefers she grabbed. |
on | ait agrippé | On veut qu’on ait agrippé. | We want it to have been grabbed. |
nous | ayons agrippé | Espérons que nous ayons agrippé. | Let’s hope we grabbed. |
vous | ayez agrippé | Il est important que vous ayez agrippé. | It’s important that you grabbed. |
ils | aient agrippé | Ils doutent qu’ils aient agrippé. | They doubt they grabbed. |
elles | aient agrippé | Elles craignent qu’elles aient agrippé. | They fear they grabbed. |
Other Conjugations for Agripper.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb agripper
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb agripper
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb agripper
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb agripper
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb agripper
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb agripper
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb agripper
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb agripper
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb agripper
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb agripper
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb agripper (this article)
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb agripper
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb agripper
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb agripper
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb agripper
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb agripper
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb agripper
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Agripper – About the French Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense
Formation of the Subjonctif Passé
Everyday Usage Patterns
Interactions with Other Tenses
Present tense
Future tense
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