Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb crouler
Introduction to the verb crouler
The English translation of the French verb crouler is “to crumble” or “to collapse.” The infinitive form is pronounced as “kroo-lay.”
The origin of the word crouler can be traced back to the Latin word “culleus,” meaning “bag” or “sack.” In Old French, it was spelled as “croel” and meant “to crush” or “to break into pieces.”
In everyday French, crouler is most often used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense to express a hypothetical or uncertain action that occurred in the past. This tense is formed by using the auxiliary verb “avoir” or “être” in the Subjonctif Imparfait followed by the past participle of the verb.
Here are three simple examples of crouler in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense with their English translations:
- Il craignait que la maison n’eût croulé avant qu’il n’arrivât. (He was afraid that the house had crumbled before he arrived.)
- Tu doutais que l’édifice eût croulé si rapidement. (You doubted that the building had collapsed so quickly.)
- Elle espérait que le mur ne se fût pas écroulé durant la nuit. (She hoped that the wall had not crumbled during the night.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of crouler
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse croulé | J’aurais aimé que je eusse croulé. | I wish I had crumbled/collapsed. |
tu | eusses croulé | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses croulé. | I wish you had crumbled/collapsed. |
il | eût croulé | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût croulé. | I wish he had crumbled/collapsed. |
elle | eût croulé | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût croulé. | I wish she had crumbled/collapsed. |
on | eût croulé | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût croulé. | I wish one had crumbled/collapsed. |
nous | eussions croulé | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions croulé. | I wish we had crumbled/collapsed. |
vous | eussiez croulé | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez croulé. | I wish you had crumbled/collapsed. |
ils | eussent croulé | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent croulé. | I wish they had crumbled/collapsed. |
elles | eussent croulé | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent croulé. | I wish they had crumbled/collapsed. |
Other Conjugations for Crouler.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb crouler
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb crouler
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb crouler
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb crouler
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb crouler
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb crouler
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb crouler
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb crouler
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb crouler
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb crouler
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb crouler
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb crouler
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb crouler
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb crouler
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb crouler
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb crouler
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb crouler
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Crouler – 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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