Conjugaisons du plus-que-parfait
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The past perfect is a compound verb form, which means its conjugation has two components:
| verb | conjugation | |
| 1. | auxiliary (avoir or être) | imperfect |
| 2. | main verb | past participle |
Par exemple…
Avoir verb: donner (to give)
| j’avais donné |
| tu avais donné |
| il avait donné |
| elle avait donné |
| nous avions donné |
| vous aviez donné |
| ils avaient donné |
| elles avaient donné |
Être verb: sortir (to go out)
| j’étais sorti(e) |
| tu étais sorti(e) |
| il était sorti |
| elle était sortie |
| nous étions sorti(e)s |
| vous étiez sorti(e)(s) |
| ils étaient sortis |
| elles étaient sorties |
Pronominal verb: s’habiller (to get dressed)
| je m’étais habillé(e) |
| tu t’étais habillé(e) |
| il s’était habillé |
| elle s’était habillée |
| nous nous étions habillé(e)s |
| vous vous étiez habillé(e)(s) |
| ils s’étaient habillés |
| elles s’étaient habillées |
Past participle agreement
As in all compound conjugations, the past participle in the past perfect may need to agree in gender and number with the word it modifies – learn more.
Past Perfect Quizzes
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Related lessons
- Using the past perfect
- PwLF super list of past perfect lessons
- Auxiliary verbs
- Past participle
- Pronominal verbs
- Simple and compound verb forms
- Introduction to verbs
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