Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gringuer
Introduction to the verb gringuer
The English translation of the French verb gringuer is “to annoy” or “to bother.” It is pronounced as /ɡʁɛ̃.ɡe/.
Gringuer comes from the word “grincheux” which means “grumpy” or “irritable” in French. It is most often used in everyday French in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, which is a subjunctive tense used to express an action that happened before another past action.
Three simple examples of its usage in this tense are:
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Il fallait que je lui gringuât toute la journée pour qu’il finisse son devoir à temps. (I had to bother him all day for him to finish his assignment on time.)
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Elle aurait été plus heureuse si ses enfants ne l’avaient pas gringuée sans arrêt. (She would have been happier if her children hadn’t annoyed her constantly.)
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J’avais gringué mes collègues pour qu’ils m’aident à terminer le projet avant la fin de la journée. (I had bothered my colleagues to help me finish the project before the end of the day.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of gringuer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse gringué | J’aurais aimé que je eusse gringué. | I wish I had gringued. |
tu | eusses gringué | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses gringué. | I wish you had gringué. |
il | eût gringué | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût gringué. | I wish he had gringué. |
elle | eût gringué | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût gringué. | I wish she had gringué. |
on | eût gringué | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût gringué. | I wish one had gringué. |
nous | eussions gringué | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions gringué. | I wish we had gringué. |
vous | eussiez gringué | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez gringué. | I wish you had gringué. |
ils | eussent gringué | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent gringué. | I wish they had gringué. |
elles | eussent gringué | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent gringué. | I wish they had gringué. |
Other Conjugations for Gringuer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb gringuer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gringuer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gringuer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gringuer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gringuer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gringuer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gringuer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gringuer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gringuer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gringuer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gringuer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gringuer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gringuer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gringuer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gringuer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gringuer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gringuer
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Gringuer – 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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