Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb agriffer
Introduction to the verb agriffer
The English translation of the French verb agriffer is “to grip” or “to grab.” It is pronounced “ah-gree-fay.”
The word agriffer comes from the Old French verb agrif, which means “to grab” or “to seize.” It is most often used in everyday French in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, which is the past subjunctive tense. This tense is used to express an action that would have happened in the past if certain conditions had been met.
Three simple examples of agriffer in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense are:
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Si j’avais su qu’il allait partir, je l’aurais agriffé pour le retenir.
Translation: If I had known he was going to leave, I would have grabbed him to keep him here. -
Elle aurait agriffé la barre pour se maintenir en équilibre si elle n’avait pas glissé.
Translation: She would have gripped the bar to maintain her balance if she hadn’t slipped. -
Nous aurions agriffé nos provisions avant de partir en randonnée si nous avions su qu’il ferait si chaud.
Translation: We would have grabbed our supplies before going hiking if we had known it would be so hot.
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of agriffer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse agriffé | J’aurais aimé que je eusse agriffé. | I wish I had scratched. |
tu | eusses agriffé | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses agriffé. | I wish you had scratched. |
il | eût agriffé | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût agriffé. | I wish he had scratched. |
elle | eût agriffé | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût agriffé. | I wish she had scratched. |
on | eût agriffé | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût agriffé. | I wish one had scratched. |
nous | eussions agriffé | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions agriffé. | I wish we had scratched. |
vous | eussiez agriffé | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez agriffé. | I wish you had scratched. |
ils | eussent agriffé | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent agriffé. | I wish they had scratched. |
elles | eussent agriffé | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent agriffé. | I wish they had scratched. |
Other Conjugations for Agriffer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb agriffer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb agriffer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb agriffer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb agriffer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb agriffer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb agriffer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb agriffer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb agriffer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb agriffer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb agriffer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb agriffer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb agriffer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb agriffer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb agriffer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb agriffer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb agriffer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb agriffer
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Agriffer – About the French Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense
Formation
Common Everyday Usage Patterns
Hypothetical Situations
Reported Speech
Doubt, Wishes, and Emotions
Interactions with Other Tenses
Present Subjunctive
Imperfect Subjunctive
Conditional
Summary
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