Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb grenader
Introduction to the verb grenader
The English translation of the French verb grenader is “to bombard.” It is pronounced “gruh-na-day” in the infinitive form.
Grenader comes from the French word “grenade,” meaning “pomegranate.” This is because the early forms of grenades used in warfare resembled the shape and size of a pomegranate. The verb grenader was first used in the military context, referring to the act of throwing grenades. Over time, it came to be used more broadly to mean “bombard” or “attack with explosive devices.”
In everyday French, grenader is most often used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense to express a hypothetical action or event that occurred before another past event. This tense is formed by using the imperfect subjunctive of the auxiliary verb “avoir” or “être” followed by the past participle of grenader.
Examples:
- Il est possible que les forces ennemies aient grenadé la ville avant l’arrivée des renforts. (It is possible that the enemy forces bombarded the city before the reinforcements arrived.)
- J’aurais préféré que tu n’aies pas grenadé cette cible sans mon autorisation. (I would have preferred for you to not have bombarded that target without my permission.)
- Même si nous avions grenadé leur base, nous n’aurions pas pu gagner la guerre. (Even if we had bombarded their base, we would not have been able to win the war.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of grenader
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse grenadé | J’aurais aimé que je eusse grenadé. | I wish I had grenaded. |
tu | eusses grenadé | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses grenadé. | I wish you had grenaded. |
il | eût grenadé | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût grenadé. | I wish he had grenaded. |
elle | eût grenadé | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût grenadé. | I wish she had grenaded. |
on | eût grenadé | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût grenadé. | I wish one had grenaded. |
nous | eussions grenadé | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions grenadé. | I wish we had grenaded. |
vous | eussiez grenadé | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez grenadé. | I wish you had grenaded. |
ils | eussent grenadé | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent grenadé. | I wish they had grenaded. |
elles | eussent grenadé | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent grenadé. | I wish they had grenaded. |
Other Conjugations for Grenader.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb grenader
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb grenader
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb grenader
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb grenader
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb grenader
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb grenader
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb grenader
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb grenader
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb grenader
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb grenader
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb grenader
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb grenader
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb grenader
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb grenader
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb grenader
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb grenader
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb grenader
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Grenader – 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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