Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb grener
Introduction to the verb grener
The English translation of the French verb grener is “to engrain” or “to seed.” It is pronounced as “gren-ay.”
The origin of the word grener can be traced back to the Latin word “granum,” meaning “grain” or “seed.” In everyday French, grener is most often used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, which is a literary tense used to express a hypothetical or unreal action that took place before another past action.
Examples:
- Il fallait que j’eusse grené le blé avant la pluie. (I had to seed the wheat before the rain came.)
- Si tu m’avais aidé, j’aurais grené les légumes plus rapidement. (If you had helped me, I would have seeded the vegetables faster.)
- Nous aurions grené les champs hier si le tracteur avait fonctionné. (We would have seeded the fields yesterday if the tractor had worked.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of grener
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse grené | J’aurais aimé que je eusse grené. | I wish I had seeded. |
tu | eusses grené | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses grené. | I wish you had seeded. |
il | eût grené | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût grené. | I wish he had seeded. |
elle | eût grené | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût grené. | I wish she had seeded. |
on | eût grené | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût grené. | I wish one had seeded. |
nous | eussions grené | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions grené. | I wish we had seeded. |
vous | eussiez grené | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez grené. | I wish you had seeded. |
ils | eussent grené | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent grené. | I wish they had seeded. |
elles | eussent grené | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent grené. | I wish they had seeded. |
Other Conjugations for Grener.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb grener
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb grener
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb grener
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb grener
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb grener
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb grener
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb grener
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb grener
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb grener
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb grener
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb grener
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb grener
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb grener
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb grener
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb grener
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb grener
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb grener
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Grener – 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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