Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb grisailler
Introduction to the verb grisailler
The English translation of the French verb grisailler is “to become grey” or “to turn grey.” It is pronounced as “gree-zai-ye.”
Grisailler comes from the French word “gris,” meaning grey, and the suffix “-ailler,” which is often used to create verbs related to colors. It is most often used in everyday French in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, which is used to express an action that is supposed to have taken place before another action in the past.
Here are three simple examples of grisailler in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense:
- J’avais peur qu’il ait grisaillé avant notre mariage. (I was afraid he had turned grey before our wedding.)
- Elle craignait que ses cheveux n’aient grisaillé à cause du stress. (She feared her hair had turned grey because of stress.)
- Nous étions tristes qu’il eût grisaillé si jeune. (We were sad that he had turned grey so young.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of grisailler
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse grisaillé | J’aurais aimé que je eusse grisaillé. | I wish I had grayed. |
tu | eusses grisaillé | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses grisaillé. | I wish you had grayed. |
il | eût grisaillé | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût grisaillé. | I wish he had grayed. |
elle | eût grisaillé | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût grisaillé. | I wish she had grayed. |
on | eût grisaillé | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût grisaillé. | I wish one had grayed. |
nous | eussions grisaillé | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions grisaillé. | I wish we had grayed. |
vous | eussiez grisaillé | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez grisaillé. | I wish you had grayed. |
ils | eussent grisaillé | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent grisaillé. | I wish they had grayed. |
elles | eussent grisaillé | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent grisaillé. | I wish they had grayed. |
Other Conjugations for Grisailler.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb grisailler
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb grisailler
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb grisailler
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb grisailler
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb grisailler
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb grisailler
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb grisailler
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb grisailler
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb grisailler
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb grisailler
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb grisailler
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb grisailler
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb grisailler
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb grisailler
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb grisailler
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb grisailler
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb grisailler
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Grisailler – 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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