Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb folioter
Introduction to the verb folioter
The English translation of the French verb folioter is “to paginate.” It is pronounced as “fo-lee-o-tay” in the infinitive form.
The word folioter comes from the Latin word “folium,” which means “leaf.” It entered the French language in the 14th century and was originally used to describe the act of putting page numbers on a book or document. Today, it is most commonly used in the Plus-que-parfait tense, which corresponds to the past perfect tense in English.
Here are three simple examples of folioter in the Plus-que-parfait tense, with their English translations:
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J’avais folioté toutes les pages avant de rendre le rapport. (I had paginated all the pages before submitting the report.)
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Tu avais folioté le manuscrit avec soin. (You had meticulously paginated the manuscript.)
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Ils avaient folioté le livre à la main avant de le numériser. (They had manually paginated the book before digitizing it.)
Table of the Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of folioter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’avais folioté | J’avais folioté les pages. | I had flipped through the pages. |
tu | tu avais folioté | Tu avais folioté le livre. | You had flipped through the book. |
il | il avait folioté | Il avait folioté le magazine. | He had flipped through the magazine. |
elle | elle avait folioté | Elle avait folioté le journal. | She had flipped through the newspaper. |
on | on avait folioté | On avait folioté les documents. | One had flipped through the documents. |
nous | nous avions folioté | Nous avions folioté les photos. | We had flipped through the photos. |
vous | vous aviez folioté | Vous aviez folioté les lettres. | You had flipped through the letters. |
ils | ils avaient folioté | Ils avaient folioté les dossiers. | They had flipped through the files. |
elles | elles avaient folioté | Elles avaient folioté les cartes. | They had flipped through the cards. |
Other Conjugations for Folioter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb folioter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb folioter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb folioter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb folioter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb folioter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb folioter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb folioter (this article)
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb folioter
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb folioter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb folioter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb folioter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb folioter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb folioter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb folioter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb folioter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb folioter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb folioter
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Folioter – About the French Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense
Tense Formation
Common everyday usage patterns
Sequencing of past events
Background information
Hypothetical or reported speech
Interactions with other tenses
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