Pluperfect tense Flashcards
What is the past participle for the verb?
donner (to give)
donné
For -er verbs, you replace the -er at the end of the infinitive with é
What is the past participle for the verb?
tomber (to fall)
tombé
For -er verbs, you replace the -er at the end of the infinitive with é
What is the past participle for the verb?
finir (to finish)
fini
For -ir verbs, you replace the -ir at the end of the infinitive with i
What is the past participle for the verb?
partir (to leave)
parti
For -ir verbs, you replace the -ir at the end of the infinitive with i
What is the past participle for the verb?
attendre (to wait)
attendu
For -re verbs, you replace the -re at the end of the infinitive with u
What is the past participle for the verb?
descendre (to go down)
descendu
For -re verbs, you replace the -re at the end of the infinitive with u
What is the past participle for the verb?
avoir (to have)
eu
Some past participles are irregular
What is the past participle for the verb?
devoir (to have to)
dû
Some past participles are irregular
What is the past participle for the verb?
dire (to say)
dit
Some past participles are irregular
What is the past participle for the verb?
être (to be)
été
Some past participles are irregular
What is the past participle for the verb?
faire (to do)
fait
Some past participles are irregular
What is the past participle for the verb?
mettre (to put)
mis
Some past participles are irregular
What is the past participle for the verb?
pouvoir (to be able)
pu
Some past participles are irregular
What is the past participle for the verb?
prendre (to take)
pris
Some past participles are irregular
What is the past participle for the verb?
savoir (to know)
su
Some past participles are irregular
What is the past participle for the verb?
tenir (to hold)
tenu
Some past participles are irregular
What is the past participle for the verb?
venir (to come)
venu
Some past participles are irregular
What is the past participle for the verb?
voir (to see)
vu
Some past participles are irregular
What is the past participle for the verb?
vouloir (to want)
voulu
Some past participles are irregular
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I had given
J’avais donné
Most verbs form the pluperfect tense using avoir conjugated (imp) + pp
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You had given (familiar)
Tu avais donné
Most verbs form the pluperfect tense using avoir conjugated (imp) + pp
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He had given
Il avait donné
Most verbs form the pluperfect tense using avoir conjugated (imp) + pp
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We had given
Nous avions donné
Most verbs form the pluperfect tense using avoir conjugated (imp) + pp
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You (polite, plural) had given
Vous aviez donné
Most verbs form the pluperfect tense using avoir conjugated (imp) + pp
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They had given
- Ils avaient donné
- Elles avaient donné
Most verbs form the pluperfect tense using avoir conjugated (imp) + pp
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She had given Claude her phone number.
Elle avait donné à Claude son numéro de téléphone.
Most verbs form the pluperfect tense using avoir conjugated (imp) + pp
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He had bought a computer.
Il avait acheté un ordinateur.
Most verbs form the pluperfect tense using avoir conjugated (imp) + pp
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I had not watched TV yesterday
Je n’avais pas regardé la télé hier
The -ve construct, ne … pas goes around the auxiliary part of the verb
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I had gone to the football match yesterday.
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.
Il était sorti acheter un journal.
Verbs that talk about movement or change use être as the auxiliary verb
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Which station had you get off at?
À quelle gare étais-tu descendu ?
Verbs that talk about movement or change use être as the auxiliary verb
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I had fallen
- 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)
- 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
Il était tombé
When a verb takes être, the pp agrees with the subject of the verb
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She had fallen
Elle était tombée
When a verb takes être, the pp agrees with the subject of the verb
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We had fallen
- Nous étions tombés (masc)
- Nous étions tombées (feminine)
When a verb takes être, the pp agrees with the subject of the verb
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You (polite, plural) had fallen
- 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
- Ils étaient tombés (masc plural)
- Elles étaient tombées (feminine plural)
When a verb takes être, the pp agrees with the subject of the verb
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Marcel and Marie had fallen in love
Marcel et Marie étaient tombés amoureux
The subj of the sentence is masc + fem, the pp has a masc plural ending
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I had washed myself
- Je m’étais lavé (masc)
- Je m’étais lavée (feminine)
When a verb takes être, the pp agrees with the subject of the verb
