Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gronder
Introduction to the verb gronder
The English translation of the French verb gronder is “to scold” or “to reprimand.” It is pronounced as “gron-dé.” The word comes from the Old French word “grouindre,” which means “to growl.”
In everyday French, gronder is most often used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense to express a past hypothetical action or emotion. This tense is formed by using the auxiliary verb “avoir” or “être” in the Plus-que-parfait tense followed by the past participle of the verb gronder (grondé).
Examples of gronder in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense with their English translations are:
- Il fallait que je l’eusse grondé avant qu’il parte. (I should have scolded him before he left.)
- Si seulement tu eusses grondé ton frère, il n’aurait pas fait cette bêtise. (If only you had scolded your brother, he wouldn’t have done this stupid thing.)
- Elle aurait aimé qu’il n’eût pas grondé le chien aussi fort. (She would have liked it if he hadn’t scolded the dog so loudly.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of gronder
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse grondé | J’aurais aimé que je eusse grondé. | I wish I had scolded. |
tu | eusses grondé | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses grondé. | I wish you had scolded. |
il | eût grondé | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût grondé. | I wish he had scolded. |
elle | eût grondé | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût grondé. | I wish she had scolded. |
on | eût grondé | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût grondé. | I wish one had scolded. |
nous | eussions grondé | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions grondé. | I wish we had scolded. |
vous | eussiez grondé | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez grondé. | I wish you had scolded. |
ils | eussent grondé | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent grondé. | I wish they had scolded. |
elles | eussent grondé | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent grondé. | I wish they had scolded. |
Other Conjugations for Gronder.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb gronder
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gronder
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gronder
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gronder
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gronder
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gronder
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gronder
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gronder
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gronder
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gronder
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gronder
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gronder
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gronder
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gronder
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gronder
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gronder
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gronder
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Gronder – 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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