Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb frétiller
Introduction to the verb frétiller
The English translation of the French verb frétiller is “to twitch” or “to quiver.” It is pronounced “freh-tee-yay.”
Frétiller comes from the Old French word “fretillier,” which means “to tremble” or “to wiggle.” Its origin can be traced back to the Latin word “fritillus,” meaning “a dice box.” This is thought to be related to the verb “fritillare,” which means “to rattle.”
In everyday French, frétiller is most often used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, which expresses an action that would have happened in the past but did not. This tense is formed with the auxiliary verb “avoir” or “être” in the Subjonctif Imparfait, followed by the past participle of the main verb.
Example 1: J’avais frétillé avant qu’il me parle. (I had twitched before he spoke to me.)
Example 2: Tu étais frétillé avant qu’elle arrive. (You had quivered before she arrived.)
Example 3: Ils avaient frétillé avant que la fête commence. (They had trembled before the party started.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of frétiller
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse frétillé | J’aurais aimé que je eusse frétillé. | I wish I had twitched. |
tu | eusses frétillé | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses frétillé. | I wish you had twitched. |
il | eût frétillé | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût frétillé. | I wish he had twitched. |
elle | eût frétillé | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût frétillé. | I wish she had twitched. |
on | eût frétillé | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût frétillé. | I wish one had twitched. |
nous | eussions frétillé | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions frétillé. | I wish we had twitched. |
vous | eussiez frétillé | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez frétillé. | I wish you had twitched. |
ils | eussent frétillé | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent frétillé. | I wish they had twitched. |
elles | eussent frétillé | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent frétillé. | I wish they had twitched. |
Other Conjugations for Frétiller.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb frétiller
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb frétiller
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb frétiller
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb frétiller
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb frétiller
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb frétiller
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb frétiller
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb frétiller
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb frétiller
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb frétiller
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb frétiller
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb frétiller
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb frétiller
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb frétiller
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb frétiller
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb frétiller
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb frétiller
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Frétiller – 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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