Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb grenailler
Introduction to the verb grenailler
The English translation of the French verb grenailler is “to hail” or “to sleet.” It is pronounced “gruh-nai-yay.”
The word grenailler comes from the Old French word “grain,” meaning “gravel” or “small stone.” It is most often used to describe the weather phenomenon of hail or sleet.
In everyday French, grenailler is most often used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense to express a hypothetical or unreal action or situation in the past. This tense is formed by using the past subjunctive of the auxiliary verb “avoir” or “être” and the past participle of the main verb.
Three simple examples of grenailler in this tense are:
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Il avait fallu qu’il grenaillât pendant notre pique-nique. (He had to hail during our picnic.)
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J’avais souhaité qu’il ne grenaillât pas pendant notre voyage. (I had wished it wouldn’t hail during our trip.)
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Nous aurions aimé qu’il grenaillât moins souvent en hiver. (We would have liked it to hail less often in winter.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of grenailler
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse grenaille | J’aurais aimé que je eusse grenaille. | I wish I had hailed. |
tu | eusses grenaille | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses grenaille. | I wish you had hailed. |
il | eût grenaille | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût grenaille. | I wish he had hailed. |
elle | eût grenaille | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût grenaille. | I wish she had hailed. |
on | eût grenaille | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût grenaille. | I wish one had hailed. |
nous | eussions grenaille | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions grenaille. | I wish we had hailed. |
vous | eussiez grenaille | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez grenaille. | I wish you had hailed. |
ils | eussent grenaille | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent grenaille. | I wish they had hailed. |
elles | eussent grenaille | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent grenaille. | I wish they had hailed. |
Other Conjugations for Grenailler.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb grenailler
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb grenailler
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb grenailler
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb grenailler
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb grenailler
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb grenailler
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb grenailler
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb grenailler
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb grenailler
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb grenailler
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb grenailler
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb grenailler
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb grenailler
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb grenailler
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb grenailler
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb grenailler
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb grenailler
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Grenailler – 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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