Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb grimper
Introduction to the verb grimper
The English translation of the French verb grimper is “to climb.” It is pronounced “grahm-pay”.
The origin of the word grimper can be traced back to the Latin word “climpare” which means “to climb.” It is most often used in everyday French to describe an action of physically ascending or scaling an object or surface.
In the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, grimper is typically used to express an action or state that occurred before another past action or state. Here are three simple examples of its usage in this tense, along with the English translations:
- J’avais peur qu’il eût grimpé sur le toit. (I was afraid that he had climbed onto the roof.)
- Elle m’a dit que tu eusses déjà grimpé cette montagne. (She told me that you had already climbed this mountain.)
- Il était étonné qu’elle eût si facilement grimpé l’arbre. (He was surprised that she had climbed the tree so easily.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of grimper
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | fusse grimpé | J’aurais préféré que je fusse grimpé. | I wish I had climbed. |
tu | fusses grimpé | J’aurais préféré que tu fusses grimpé. | I wish you had climbed. |
il | fût grimpé | J’aurais préféré qu’il fût grimpé. | I wish he had climbed. |
elle | fût grimpée | J’aurais préféré qu’elle fût grimpée. | I wish she had climbed. |
on | fût grimpé | J’aurais préféré qu’on fût grimpé. | I wish one had climbed. |
nous | fussions grimpés | J’aurais préféré que nous fussions grimpés. | I wish we had climbed. |
vous | fussiez grimpés | J’aurais préféré que vous fussiez grimpés. | I wish you had climbed. |
ils | fussent grimpés | J’aurais préféré qu’ils fussent grimpés. | I wish they had climbed. |
elles | fussent grimpées | J’aurais préféré qu’elles fussent grimpées. | I wish they had climbed. |
Other Conjugations for Grimper.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb grimper
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb grimper
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb grimper
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb grimper
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb grimper
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb grimper
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb grimper
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb grimper
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb grimper
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb grimper
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb grimper
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb grimper
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb grimper
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb grimper
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb grimper
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb grimper
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb grimper
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Grimper – 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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