Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb hululer
Introduction to the verb hululer
The English translation of hululer is “to howl” or “to hoot”. It is pronounced as “oo-loo-lay”.
The word hululer comes from the Old French word “hu” meaning “a shout or call”, and the Latin word “ululare” meaning “to howl”. In everyday French, hululer is most often used to describe the sound made by animals such as wolves or owls.
In the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, hululer is used to express a past action or event that did not happen. It is typically used after the conjunction “que”.
Here are three examples of hululer in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, with their English translations:
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Il fallait que les loups hululent toute la nuit pour que la forêt soit effrayante. (It was necessary for the wolves to howl all night for the forest to be scary.)
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J’aurais préféré qu’il n’y ait pas d’oiseaux qui hululent pendant notre pique-nique. (I would have preferred if there were no birds hooting during our picnic.)
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Nous souhaitions qu’un hibou hulule pour que notre soirée en camping soit plus authentique. (We wished for an owl to hoot so that our camping evening would be more authentic.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of hululer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse hululé | J’aurais aimé que je eusse hululé. | I wish I had howled. |
tu | eusses hululé | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses hululé. | I wish you had howled. |
il | eût hululé | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût hululé. | I wish he had howled. |
elle | eût hululé | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût hululé. | I wish she had howled. |
on | eût hululé | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût hululé. | I wish one had howled. |
nous | eussions hululé | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions hululé. | I wish we had howled. |
vous | eussiez hululé | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez hululé. | I wish you had howled. |
ils | eussent hululé | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent hululé. | I wish they had howled. |
elles | eussent hululé | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent hululé. | I wish they had howled. |
Other Conjugations for Hululer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb hululer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb hululer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb hululer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb hululer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb hululer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb hululer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb hululer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb hululer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb hululer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb hululer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb hululer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb hululer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb hululer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb hululer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb hululer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb hululer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb hululer
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Hululer – 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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