Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb criailler
Introduction to the verb criailler
The English translation of the French verb criailler is “to shriek” or “to squawk”. It is pronounced [kʁjaje].
The word criailler comes from the Old French word “crier”, which means “to cry out”. It is most often used in everyday French to describe loud, unpleasant and repeated shouting or screeching.
In the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, criailler is used to express an action that would have already been completed in the past, if certain conditions had been met. Three simple examples of its usage in this tense, with their respective English translations, are:
- J’aurais crié s’il avait été plus calme. (I would have shrieked if he had been calmer.)
- Ils auraient criaillé toute la nuit si nous ne les avions pas arrêtés. (They would have squawked all night if we hadn’t stopped them.)
- Tu aurais criaillé si tu avais vu l’araignée. (You would have shrieked if you had seen the spider.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of criailler
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse crié | J’aurais aimé que je eusse crié. | I wish I had shouted. |
tu | eusses crié | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses crié. | I wish you had shouted. |
il | eût crié | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût crié. | I wish he had shouted. |
elle | eût crié | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût crié. | I wish she had shouted. |
on | eût crié | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût crié. | I wish one had shouted. |
nous | eussions crié | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions crié. | I wish we had shouted. |
vous | eussiez crié | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez crié. | I wish you had shouted. |
ils | eussent crié | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent crié. | I wish they had shouted. |
elles | eussent crié | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent crié. | I wish they had shouted. |
Other Conjugations for Criailler.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb criailler
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb criailler
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb criailler
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb criailler
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb criailler
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb criailler
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb criailler
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb criailler
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb criailler
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb criailler
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb criailler
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb criailler
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb criailler
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb criailler
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb criailler
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb criailler
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb criailler
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Criailler – 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
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