Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb margoter
Introduction to the verb margoter
The English translation of the French verb margoter is “to grumble” or “to complain.” It is pronounced [mar-go-tay].
The language origin of margoter is derived from the Old French word margoier, meaning “to grumble” or “to murmur.” It is most often used in everyday French in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense to express a past action that is conditional or hypothetical.
Here are three examples of its usage in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense with their respective English translations:
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J’avais demandé à Pierre de venir avec moi, mais il avait margoté toute la journée et n’était pas motivé. (I had asked Pierre to come with me, but he had grumbled all day and was not motivated.)
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Si tu avais écouté mes conseils, tu n’aurais pas margoté quand tu as vu le résultat. (If you had listened to my advice, you wouldn’t have complained when you saw the result.)
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Elle avait margoté pendant des heures avant de finalement accepter de participer à la réunion. (She had grumbled for hours before finally agreeing to participate in the meeting.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of margoter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse margoté | J’aurais aimé que je eusse margoté. | I wish I had skipped. |
tu | eusses margoté | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses margoté. | I wish you had skipped. |
il | eût margoté | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût margoté. | I wish he had skipped. |
elle | eût margoté | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût margoté. | I wish she had skipped. |
on | eût margoté | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût margoté. | I wish one had skipped. |
nous | eussions margoté | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions margoté. | I wish we had skipped. |
vous | eussiez margoté | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez margoté. | I wish you had skipped. |
ils | eussent margoté | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent margoté. | I wish they had skipped. |
elles | eussent margoté | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent margoté. | I wish they had skipped. |
Other Conjugations for Margoter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb margoter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb margoter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb margoter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb margoter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb margoter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb margoter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb margoter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb margoter
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb margoter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb margoter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb margoter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb margoter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb margoter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb margoter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb margoter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb margoter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb margoter
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Margoter – 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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