The pluperfect tense

Question 1

When do we use the pluperfect tense?

Answer 1

To describe a completed action FAR BACK in the past, like a past state e.g. I HAD lived

Question 2

How do we form the pluperfect tense? Give 2 steps

Answer 2

1. Take the imperfect form of avoir or être

2. Add the past participle of the verb doing the action

Question 3

Which verbs use avoir in the pluperfect tense?

Answer 3

Most verbs, the same ones that use avoir in the perfect tense (not MRS VANDERTRAMP)

Question 4

Which verbs use être in the pluperfect tense?

Answer 4

Irregular verbs, the same ones that use être in the perfect tense, i.e. MRS VANDERTRAMP that describe a state of being

Question 5

In the pluperfect tense, are there gender agreements on the past participle for verbs that take avoir?

Answer 5

No (same as the perfect tense)

Question 6

In the pluperfect tense, are there gender agreements on the past participle for verbs that take être?

Answer 6

Yes (same as the perfect tense)

Question 7

Conjugate the following:

I had eaten
You (informal, female) had fallen
She had wanted
We (formal) had thought
You (plural, mixed) had gone out
They (female) had arrived
They (male) had died

Answer 7

J'avais mange
Tu étais tombée
Elle avait voulu
Nous avions pensé
Vous étiez sortis
Elles étaient arrivées
Ils étaient morts