Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb grumeler
Introduction to the verb grumeler
The English translation of the French verb grumeler is “to curdle” or “to clump”. The infinitive form is pronounced “gru-muh-leh”.
Grumeler comes from the Old French word “grumel”, meaning “lump” or “clod”. It is most commonly used in everyday French in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, which expresses a past action that is conditional or hypothetical.
Here are three simple examples of its usage in this tense, with the respective English translations:
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J’aurais voulu que tu n’aies pas grumelé la sauce. (I wish you hadn’t curdled the sauce.)
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Il était désolé que la crème se soit grumelée dans le frigo. (He was sorry that the cream had curdled in the fridge.)
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Nous aurions préféré que vous n’ayez pas grumelé le lait en le chauffant. (We would have preferred if you hadn’t curdled the milk while heating it.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of grumeler
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse grumelé | J’aurais préféré que je eusse grumelé. | I wish I had grumpled. |
tu | eusses grumelé | J’aurais préféré que tu eusses grumelé. | I wish you had grumpled. |
il | eût grumelé | J’aurais préféré qu’il eût grumelé. | I wish he had grumpled. |
elle | eût grumelé | J’aurais préféré qu’elle eût grumelé. | I wish she had grumpled. |
on | eût grumelé | J’aurais préféré qu’on eût grumelé. | I wish one had grumpled. |
nous | eussions grumelé | J’aurais préféré que nous eussions grumelé. | I wish we had grumpled. |
vous | eussiez grumelé | J’aurais préféré que vous eussiez grumelé. | I wish you had grumpled. |
ils | eussent grumelé | J’aurais préféré qu’ils eussent grumelé. | I wish they had grumpled. |
elles | eussent grumelé | J’aurais préféré qu’elles eussent grumelé. | I wish they had grumpled. |
Other Conjugations for Grumeler.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb grumeler
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb grumeler
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb grumeler
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb grumeler
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb grumeler
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb grumeler
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb grumeler
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb grumeler
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb grumeler
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb grumeler
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb grumeler
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb grumeler
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb grumeler
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb grumeler
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb grumeler
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb grumeler
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb grumeler
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Grumeler – 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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