Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb crier
Introduction to the verb crier
The English translation of the French verb crier is “to shout” or “to cry out.” It is pronounced as “kree-yay” in its infinitive form.
The word crier comes from the Latin word “quiritare” which means “to cry out” or “to scream.” It is commonly used in everyday French to express a loud, urgent or emotional form of communication.
In the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, crier is used to express a past action that was completed before another past action or event. It is often used to convey regret, reproach or a wish.
Here are three examples of crier in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense with their English translations:
1) J’aurais aimé que tu aies crié plus fort pour que je puisse t’entendre. (I wish you had shouted louder so I could hear you.)
2) Il regretta qu’elle eût crié autant en public. (He regretted that she had shouted so much in public.)
3) Elle aurait souhaité qu’ils eussent crié plus tôt pour les avertir du danger. (She would have wished they had shouted earlier to warn them of the danger.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of crier
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 Crier.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb crier
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb crier
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb crier
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb crier
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb crier
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb crier
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb crier
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb crier
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb crier
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb crier
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb crier
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb crier
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb crier
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb crier
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb crier
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb crier
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb crier
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Crier – 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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