Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb houspiller
Introduction to the verb houspiller
The English translation of the French verb houspiller is “to scold” or “to berate.” It is pronounced as “oos-pee-yay.”
The word “houspiller” comes from the Old French word “hospiler,” which means “to scold” or “to mock.” It is most often used in everyday French in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, which is the past subjunctive tense. This tense is used to express an action that took place before another past action.
Examples:
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J’avais houspillé mes enfants avant qu’ils ne partent pour l’école.
(I had scolded my children before they left for school.) -
Elle avait houspillé son mari pour avoir oublié leur anniversaire de mariage.
(She had berated her husband for forgetting their wedding anniversary.) -
Nous avions houspillé notre voisin pour avoir jeté des déchets dans notre jardin.
(We had scolded our neighbor for throwing trash in our garden.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of houspiller
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse houspillé | J’ai regretté que je me fusse houspillé. | I regretted that I scolded myself. |
tu | eusses houspillé | J’ai regretté que tu te fusses houspillé. | I regretted that you scolded yourself. |
il | eût houspillé | J’ai regretté qu’il se fût houspillé. | I regretted that he scolded himself. |
elle | eût houspillé | J’ai regretté qu’elle se fût houspillée. | I regretted that she scolded herself. |
on | eût houspillé | J’ai regretté qu’on se fût houspillé. | I regretted that one scolded oneself. |
nous | eussions houspillé | J’ai regretté que nous nous fussions houspillés. | I regretted that we scolded ourselves. |
vous | eussiez houspillé | J’ai regretté que vous vous fussiez houspillés. | I regretted that you scolded yourselves. |
ils | eussent houspillé | J’ai regretté qu’ils se fussent houspillés. | I regretted that they scolded themselves. |
elles | eussent houspillé | J’ai regretté qu’elles se fussent houspillées. | I regretted that they scolded themselves. |
Other Conjugations for Houspiller.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb houspiller
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb houspiller
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb houspiller
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb houspiller
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb houspiller
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb houspiller
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb houspiller
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb houspiller
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb houspiller
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb houspiller
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb houspiller
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb houspiller
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb houspiller
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb houspiller
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb houspiller
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb houspiller
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb houspiller
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Houspiller – 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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