The Pluperfect Tense Flashcards

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1
Q

Give an example in english of this tense.

A

I had gone

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2
Q

How to form this tense?

A

Take the imperfect form of ‘avoir’ and add the past participle of the verb you are conjugating on to the end of this:
I had gone = j’avais + past participle of aller = j’avais allé

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3
Q

avoir in the imperfect tense

A
j'avais
tu avais
il/elle avait
nous avions
vous aviez
ils/elles avaient
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4
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Irregular past participles of avoir

A

eu

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5
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Irregular past participles of savoir

A

su

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6
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Irregular past participles of venir

A

venu

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7
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Irregular past participles of vouloir

A

voulu

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8
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Irregular past participles of boire

A

bu

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9
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Irregular past participles of connaitre

A

connu

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10
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Irregular past participles of voir

A

vu

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11
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Irregular past participles of devoir

A

du (with hat accent)

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12
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Irregular past participles of pouvoir

A

pu

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13
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Irregular past participles of lire

A

lu

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14
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Irregular past participles of faire

A

fait

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15
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Irregular past participles of dire

A

dit

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16
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Irregular past participles of prendre

A

pris

17
Q

Irregular past participles of ouvrir

A

ouvert