Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb grêler
Introduction to the verb grêler
The English translation of the French verb grêler is “to hail.” It is pronounced as “gre-lay.”
The word grêler comes from the Latin word “grandinare,” which means “to hail.” It is most often used in everyday French in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, which is a compound tense used to express a past action that is completed before another past action.
Examples of grêler in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense:
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Il était étonné qu’il eût grêlé si fort hier soir. (He was surprised that it had hailed so hard last night.)
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Je craignais qu’il n’eût grêlé sur notre voiture. (I was afraid that hail had damaged our car.)
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Nous étions heureux qu’il eût grêlé avant que nous sortions. (We were happy that it had hailed before we went out.)
English translations:
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He was surprised that it had hailed so hard last night.
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I was afraid that hail had damaged our car.
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We were happy that it had hailed before we went out.
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of grêler
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse grêlé | J’aurais aimé que je eusse grêlé. | I wish I had hailed. |
tu | eusses grêlé | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses grêlé. | I wish you had hailed. |
il | eût grêlé | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût grêlé. | I wish he had hailed. |
elle | eût grêlé | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût grêlé. | I wish she had hailed. |
on | eût grêlé | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût grêlé. | I wish one had hailed. |
nous | eussions grêlé | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions grêlé. | I wish we had hailed. |
vous | eussiez grêlé | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez grêlé. | I wish you had hailed. |
ils | eussent grêlé | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent grêlé. | I wish they had hailed. |
elles | eussent grêlé | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent grêlé. | I wish they had hailed. |
Other Conjugations for Grêler.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb grêler
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb grêler
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb grêler
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb grêler
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb grêler
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb grêler
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb grêler
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb grêler
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb grêler
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb grêler
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb grêler
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb grêler
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb grêler
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb grêler
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb grêler
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb grêler
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb grêler
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Grêler – 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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