Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb grommeler
Introduction to the verb grommeler
The English translation of the French verb grommeler is “to grumble” or “to mutter.” It is pronounced as “grawm-muh-leh.”
The word “grommeler” comes from the Old French word “groumeler,” which means “to murmur” or “to grumble.” It is derived from the Latin word “gromula,” meaning “a muttering.”
In everyday French, the verb grommeler is most often used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, which is a past subjunctive tense. This tense is used to talk about actions that were completed in the past but are uncertain or contrary to reality.
Examples of its usage in this tense are:
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Il doutait que je n’eusse grommelé toute la journée. (He doubted that I had been grumbling all day.)
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Nous ne pensions pas qu’ils eussent grommelé pendant tout le voyage. (We didn’t think they had been grumbling the whole trip.)
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Elle craignait que tu n’eusses grommelé à propos du repas. (She feared that you had grumbled about the meal.)
English translations:
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He doubted that I had been grumbling all day.
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We didn’t think they had been grumbling the whole trip.
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She feared that you had grumbled about the meal.
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of grommeler
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse grommelé | Il aurait fallu que je eusse grommelé. | I should have grumbled. |
tu | eusses grommelé | Il aurait fallu que tu eusses grommelé. | You should have grumbled. |
il | eût grommelé | Il aurait fallu qu’il eût grommelé. | He should have grumbled. |
elle | eût grommelé | Il aurait fallu qu’elle eût grommelé. | She should have grumbled. |
on | eût grommelé | Il aurait fallu qu’on eût grommelé. | One should have grumbled. |
nous | eussions grommelé | Il aurait fallu que nous eussions grommelé. | We should have grumbled. |
vous | eussiez grommelé | Il aurait fallu que vous eussiez grommelé. | You should have grumbled. |
ils | eussent grommelé | Il aurait fallu qu’ils eussent grommelé. | They should have grumbled. |
elles | eussent grommelé | Il aurait fallu qu’elles eussent grommelé. | They should have grumbled. |
Other Conjugations for Grommeler.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb grommeler
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb grommeler
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb grommeler
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb grommeler
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb grommeler
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb grommeler
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb grommeler
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb grommeler
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb grommeler
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb grommeler
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb grommeler
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb grommeler
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb grommeler
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb grommeler
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb grommeler
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb grommeler
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb grommeler
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Grommeler – 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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