plus-que-parfait Flashcards

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1
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how do you form the plus-que-parfait?

A

the forms fo avoir or être in the imparfait
+
the past participle of the main verb

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2
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I was [imparfait}

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j’étais

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3
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you were [imparfait}

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tu étais

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4
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he/she/one was [imparfait}

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il/elle/on était

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5
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we were [imparfait}

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nous étions

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you were - formal [imparfait}

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vous étiez

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they were [imparfait}

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ils/elles étaient

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I had [imparfait}

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j’avais

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you had [imparfait}

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tu avais

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he/she had [imparfait}

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il/elle/on avait

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we had [imparfait}

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nous avions

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you had - formal [imparfait}

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vous aviez

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they had [imparfait}

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ils/elles avaient

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he had alwaysfinished before the others

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il avait toujours fini avant les autres

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15
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you had forgotten your best friendsbirthday

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tu avais oublié l’anniversaire de ta meilleur amie

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16
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he had not been able to reach them

A

il n’avait pas pu les joindre

17
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she had left wihtout leaving her address

A

elle était partie sans laisser d’addresse

18
Q

she had explained the situation in detail

A

elle avait expliqué la situation en détail

19
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you had invested in their enterprise (vous)

A

vousaviez investu dans leur enterprise

20
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they had arrived at the reception late

A

elles étaient arrivé à la reception en retard

21
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youhad decided to go to RUssia

A

tu avais décidé d’aller en Russie

22
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he had failed at his exam

A

il avait échoué à son examen

23
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you were going on holiday alone

A

tu étais allé en vacances tout seul

24
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I had got a new post/job

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j’avais obtenu un nouveau poste

25
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he had drunk a good wine

A

il avait bu un bon vin

26
Q

what happens to pronominal verbs in the plus-que-parfait?

A

they are ALL conjugated with etre, and they agree in gender and number wtih the subject

27
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I had fainted in the pharmacy

A

je m’étais évanouie dans la pharmacie

28
Q

you ad walked along the Saint-Martin canal

A

vous vous étiez promenés le long du canal Saint-Martin

29
Q

we had kissed on te PPont-Neuf

A

nous nous étions embrassés sur the Pont-Neuf

30
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he had rememebred this incident before seeing his former girlfriend again

A

il s’était souvenu de cet incident avant de revoir son ancienne amie

31
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she had got herself dressed for the party

A

elle s’étais habillée pour la soirée

32
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they had married each other in September

A

ils s’étaient se marier en septembre

33
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ouise and Julie went to bed late

A

Louise et Julie s’étaient couchée tard

34
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we had walked in the gardens of Luxembourge

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nous nous étions promené dans les jardins du Luxembourg

35
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shehad sat down on a bench

A

elle s’était reposé sur un banc

36
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si seulement + plus-qu-parfait

A

expresses a wish or regret about past actions

eg si seulement il n’avait pas attrapé un rhume!

37
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if only he hadn’t caught a cold!

A

si seulement il n’avait pas attrapé un rhume!

38
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if only she had not failed her exam!

A

si seulement elle n’avait pas raté son examen!