Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb grimer
Introduction to the verb grimer
The English translation of the French verb grimer is “to disguise” or “to make up.” It is pronounced “gree-may.”
The word grimer comes from the Old French word “grime,” meaning “dirt” or “filth.” It derives from the Latin word “grimus,” meaning “dirty” or “unwashed.”
In everyday French, grimer is most often used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense to express a hypothetical or unrealized action in the past. This tense is formed by using the subjunctive conjugation of the auxiliary verb “avoir” or “être” and the past participle of the main verb.
Here are three simple examples of grimer in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense with their respective English translations:
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J’aurais aimé qu’elle se soit grimmée pour la fête. (I would have liked her to have disguised herself for the party.)
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Il était possible que tu te sois grimmé en clown pour le carnaval. (It was possible that you had disguised yourself as a clown for the carnival.)
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Si nous avions su, nous nous serions grimmés en monstres pour Halloween. (If we had known, we would have disguised ourselves as monsters for Halloween.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of grimer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse grimé | J’aurais aimé que je eusse grimé. | I wish I had disguised. |
tu | eusses grimé | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses grimé. | I wish you had disguised. |
il | eût grimé | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût grimé. | I wish he had disguised. |
elle | eût grimé | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût grimé. | I wish she had disguised. |
on | eût grimé | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût grimé. | I wish one had disguised. |
nous | eussions grimé | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions grimé. | I wish we had disguised. |
vous | eussiez grimé | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez grimé. | I wish you had disguised. |
ils | eussent grimé | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent grimé. | I wish they had disguised. |
elles | eussent grimé | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent grimé. | I wish they had disguised. |
Other Conjugations for Grimer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb grimer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb grimer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb grimer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb grimer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb grimer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb grimer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb grimer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb grimer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb grimer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb grimer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb grimer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb grimer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb grimer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb grimer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb grimer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb grimer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb grimer
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Grimer – 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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