Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb croustiller
Introduction to the verb croustiller
The English translation of the French verb croustiller is “to crackle” or “to crunch.” The infinitive form is pronounced as “kroo-stee-yay.”
The word croustiller comes from the Old French word “croust,” meaning crust or crunchy, and the suffix “-iller” which indicates action or movement. It is most often used in everyday French to describe the sound or action of something being crispy or crunchy.
In the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, croustiller is used to express a hypothetical or uncertain action that happened in the past. Here are three simple examples of its usage in this tense:
- Il avait fallu que je croustillasse ces biscuits pour qu’ils soient parfaits. (I had to crackle these cookies to make them perfect.)
- J’aurais préféré que tu n’aies pas croustillé ces chips, maintenant il n’y en a plus. (I would have preferred if you hadn’t crunched these chips, now there are none left.)
- Il avait été important que nous croustillions bien la croûte de la tarte avant de la mettre au four. (It had been important for us to properly crisp the crust of the pie before putting it in the oven.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of croustiller
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse croustillé | J’aurais aimé que je eusse croustillé. | I wish I had crispily fried. |
tu | eusses croustillé | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses croustillé. | I wish you had crispily fried. |
il | eût croustillé | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût croustillé. | I wish he had crispily fried. |
elle | eût croustillé | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût croustillé. | I wish she had crispily fried. |
on | eût croustillé | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût croustillé. | I wish one had crispily fried. |
nous | eussions croustillé | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions croustillé. | I wish we had crispily fried. |
vous | eussiez croustillé | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez croustillé. | I wish you had crispily fried. |
ils | eussent croustillé | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent croustillé. | I wish they had crispily fried. |
elles | eussent croustillé | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent croustillé. | I wish they had crispily fried. |
Other Conjugations for Croustiller.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb croustiller
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb croustiller
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb croustiller
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb croustiller
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb croustiller
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb croustiller
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb croustiller
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb croustiller
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb croustiller
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb croustiller
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb croustiller
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb croustiller
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb croustiller
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb croustiller
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb croustiller
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb croustiller
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Croustiller – 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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