Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gruger
Introduction to the verb gruger
The English translation of the French verb gruger is “to cheat” or “to swindle.” It is pronounced as “gru-zhay.”
The verb gruger originated from the Latin word “gurgulio,” which means “throat,” and was used in Old French to refer to someone who would swallow food quickly and greedily. Over time, it evolved to mean “to deceive” or “to cheat.”
In everyday French, the verb gruger is most often used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, which is the past subjunctive tense. This tense expresses actions that were completed before another action in the past, or a hypothetical situation in the past. It is formed with the helping verb “avoir” or “être” in the imperfect subjunctive, followed by the past participle of the main verb.
Here are three examples of the usage of gruger in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense with their English translations:
- J’aurais aimé qu’il ne m’ait pas grugé lors de notre dernier pari. (I wish he hadn’t cheated me during our last bet.)
- Il est probable qu’elle les ait grugés pour obtenir cette promotion. (It is likely that she cheated them to get this promotion.)
- Si nous avions pu nous coordonner, nous ne nous serions pas fait gruger par les autres équipes. (If we had been able to coordinate, we wouldn’t have been cheated by the other teams.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of gruger
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse grugé | Il était possible que je eusse grugé. | It was possible that I had cheated. |
tu | eusses grugé | Il était possible que tu eusses grugé. | It was possible that you had cheated. |
il | eût grugé | Il était possible qu’il eût grugé. | It was possible that he had cheated. |
elle | eût grugé | Il était possible qu’elle eût grugé. | It was possible that she had cheated. |
on | eût grugé | Il était possible qu’on eût grugé. | It was possible that one had cheated. |
nous | eussions grugé | Il était possible que nous eussions grugé. | It was possible that we had cheated. |
vous | eussiez grugé | Il était possible que vous eussiez grugé. | It was possible that you had cheated. |
ils | eussent grugé | Il était possible qu’ils eussent grugé. | It was possible that they had cheated. |
elles | eussent grugé | Il était possible qu’elles eussent grugé. | It was possible that they had cheated. |
Other Conjugations for Gruger.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb gruger
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gruger
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gruger
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gruger
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gruger
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gruger
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gruger
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gruger
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gruger
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gruger
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gruger
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gruger
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gruger
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gruger
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gruger
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gruger
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gruger
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Gruger – 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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