Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb grésiller
Introduction to the verb grésiller
The English translation of the French verb grésiller is “to crackle.” The infinitive form is pronounced “gray-zee-yay.”
Grésiller comes from the French word “grésil,” meaning “sleet” or “hail,” and the suffix “-er,” which is commonly used to form verbs in French.
In everyday French, grésiller is most often used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense to express a hypothetical past action that did not happen. This tense is formed with the auxiliary verb “avoir” or “être” in the Imparfait tense, followed by the past participle of the verb.
Here are three simple examples of grésiller in this tense, with their English translations:
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J’aurais aimé qu’il neige hier soir, mais il a seulement grésillé. (I would have liked for it to snow last night, but it only crackled.)
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Elle aurait été contente si sa tarte aux pommes avait grésillé dans le four. (She would have been happy if her apple pie had crackled in the oven.)
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Nous aurions mieux profité de la randonnée si nos chaussures n’avaient pas grésillé sur les rochers. (We would have enjoyed the hike more if our shoes hadn’t crackled on the rocks.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of grésiller
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse grésillé | J’aurais aimé que je eusse grésillé. | I wish I had sizzled. |
tu | eusses grésillé | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses grésillé. | I wish you had sizzled. |
il | eût grésillé | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût grésillé. | I wish he had sizzled. |
elle | eût grésillé | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût grésillé. | I wish she had sizzled. |
on | eût grésillé | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût grésillé. | I wish one had sizzled. |
nous | eussions grésillé | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions grésillé. | I wish we had sizzled. |
vous | eussiez grésillé | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez grésillé. | I wish you had sizzled. |
ils | eussent grésillé | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent grésillé. | I wish they had sizzled. |
elles | eussent grésillé | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent grésillé. | I wish they had sizzled. |
Other Conjugations for Grésiller.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb grésiller
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb grésiller
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb grésiller
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb grésiller
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb grésiller
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb grésiller
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb grésiller
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb grésiller
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb grésiller
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb grésiller
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb grésiller
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb grésiller
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb grésiller
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb grésiller
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb grésiller
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb grésiller
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb grésiller
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Grésiller – 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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