Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb griveler
Introduction to the verb griveler
The English translation of the French verb griveler is “to whine” or “to grovel.” The infinitive form, griveler, is pronounced as “gree-vuh-lay.”
Griveler comes from the Old French word “griveler,” meaning “to complain” or “to lament.” It is most often used in everyday French in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, which is a literary tense used to express a hypothetical or uncertain action that occurred before another past action.
Here are three examples of griveler used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense:
- J’aurais aimé que tu n’aies pas grivelé autant lors de la réunion. (I wish you hadn’t whined so much during the meeting.)
- Il aurait fallu qu’elle n’eût pas grivelé pour obtenir une augmentation. (She should not have groveled to get a raise.)
- Nous aurions préféré qu’ils n’eussent pas grivelé auprès de leur patron. (We would have preferred if they had not whined to their boss.)
In these examples, griveler is used to express a past action that was not desirable or should not have happened. It is often used in a negative context and can be translated as “complained,” “lamented,” or “groveled.”
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of griveler
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse grivelé | J’aurais aimé que je eusse grivelé. | I wish I had whined. |
tu | eusses grivelé | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses grivelé. | I wish you had whined. |
il | eût grivelé | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût grivelé. | I wish he had whined. |
elle | eût grivelé | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût grivelé. | I wish she had whined. |
on | eût grivelé | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût grivelé. | I wish one had whined. |
nous | eussions grivelé | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions grivelé. | I wish we had whined. |
vous | eussiez grivelé | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez grivelé. | I wish you had whined. |
ils | eussent grivelé | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent grivelé. | I wish they had whined. |
elles | eussent grivelé | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent grivelé. | I wish they had whined. |
Other Conjugations for Griveler.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb griveler
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb griveler
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb griveler
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb griveler
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb griveler
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb griveler
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb griveler
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb griveler
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb griveler
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb griveler
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb griveler
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb griveler
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb griveler
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb griveler
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb griveler
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb griveler
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb griveler
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Griveler – 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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