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Pluperfect tense Flashcards

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1
Q

What is the past participle for the verb?

donner (to give)

A

donné

For -er verbs, you replace the -er at the end of the infinitive with é

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What is the past participle for the verb?

tomber (to fall)

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tombé

For -er verbs, you replace the -er at the end of the infinitive with é

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What is the past participle for the verb?

finir (to finish)

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fini

For -ir verbs, you replace the -ir at the end of the infinitive with i

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What is the past participle for the verb?

partir (to leave)

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parti

For -ir verbs, you replace the -ir at the end of the infinitive with i

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What is the past participle for the verb?

attendre (to wait)

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attendu

For -re verbs, you replace the -re at the end of the infinitive with u

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What is the past participle for the verb?

descendre (to go down)

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descendu

For -re verbs, you replace the -re at the end of the infinitive with u

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What is the past participle for the verb?

avoir (to have)

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eu

some past participles are irregular

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What is the past participle for the verb?

devoir (to have to)

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dû

some past participles are irregular

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What is the past participle for the verb?

dire (to say)

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dit

some past participles are irregular

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What is the past participle for the verb?

être (to be)

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été

some past participles are irregular

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What is the past participle for the verb?

faire (to do)

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fait

some past participles are irregular

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What is the past participle for the verb?

mettre (to put)

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mis

some past participles are irregular

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What is the past participle for the verb?

pouvoir (to be able)

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pu

some past participles are irregular

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What is the past participle for the verb?

prendre (to take)

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pris

some past participles are irregular

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What is the past participle for the verb?

savoir (to know)

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su

some past participles are irregular

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What is the past participle for the verb?

tenir (to hold)

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tenu

some past participles are irregular

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What is the past participle for the verb?

venir (to come)

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venu

some past participles are irregular

18
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What is the past participle for the verb?

voir (to see)

A

vu

some past participles are irregular

19
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What is the past participle for the verb?

vouloir (to want)

A

voulu

some past participles are irregular

20
Q

Translate to French

I had given

A

J’avais donné

most verbs form the pluperfect tense using avoir conjugated (imp) + pp

21
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You had given (familiar)

A

Tu avais donné

most verbs form the pluperfect tense using avoir conjugated (imp) + pp

22
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He had given

A

Il avait donné

most verbs form the pluperfect tense using avoir conjugated (imp) + pp

23
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We had given

A

Nous avions donné

most verbs form the pluperfect tense using avoir conjugated (imp) + pp

24
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You (polite, plural) had given

A

Vous aviez donné

most verbs form the pluperfect tense using avoir conjugated (imp) + pp

25
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They had given

A
  • Ils avaient donné
  • Elles avaient donné

most verbs form the pluperfect tense using avoir conjugated (imp) + pp

26
Q

Translate to French

She had given Claude her phone number.

A

Elle avait donné à Claude son numéro de téléphone.

most verbs form the pluperfect tense using avoir conjugated (imp) + pp

27
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He had bought a computer.

A

Il avait acheté un ordinateur.

most verbs form the pluperfect tense using avoir conjugated (imp) + pp

28
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I had not watched TV yesterday

A

Je n’avais pas regardé la télé hier

The -ve construct, ne … pas goes around the auxiliary part of the verb

29
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I had gone to the football match yesterday.

A

J’étais allé au match de football hier.

verbs that talk about movement or change use être as the auxiliary verb

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He had gone out to buy a newspaper.

A

Il était sorti acheter un journal.

verbs that talk about movement or change use être as the auxiliary verb

31
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Which station had you get off at?

A

À quelle gare étais-tu descendu ?

verbs that talk about movement or change use être as the auxiliary verb

32
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Translate to French

I had fallen

A
  • J’étais tombé (masc)
  • J’étais tombée (feminine)

when a verb takes être, the pp agrees with the subject of the verb

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You had fallen (familiar)

A
  • Tu étais tombé (masc)
  • Tu étais tombée (feminine)

when a verb takes être, the pp agrees with the subject of the verb

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He had fallen

A

Il était tombé

when a verb takes être, the pp agrees with the subject of the verb

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She had fallen

A

Elle était tombée

when a verb takes être, the pp agrees with the subject of the ver

36
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We had fallen

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  • Nous étions tombés (masc)
  • Nous étions tombées (feminine)

when a verb takes être, the pp agrees with the subject of the verb

37
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You (polite, plural) had fallen

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  • Vous étiez tombé (masc singular)
  • Vous étiez tombée (feminine singular)
  • Vous étiez tombés (masc plural)
  • Vous étiez tombées (feminine plural)

when a verb takes être, the pp agrees with the subject of the verb

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They had fallen

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  • Ils étaient tombés (masc plural)
  • Elles étaient tombées (feminine plural)
39
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Marcel and Marie had fallen in love

A

Marcel et Marie étaient tombés amoureux

the subj of the sentence is masc + fem, the pp has a masc plural ending

40
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I had washed myself

A
  • Je m’étais lavé (masc)
  • Je m’étais lavée (feminine)

if a verb takes être, the pp agrees with the subject of the verb

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