Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb froufrouter
Introduction to the verb froufrouter
The English translation of the French verb froufrouter is “to rustle” or “to make a rustling noise”. It is pronounced as “froo-froo-tay” in the infinitive form.
The language origin of froufrouter comes from the onomatopoeic word “froufrou” which imitates the sound of rustling or swishing fabric. It is most often used in everyday French in the Plus-que-parfait tense, which is the past perfect tense in English. This tense is used to talk about an action that was completed before another past action.
Examples:
- Hier soir, j’avais froufrouté mes feuilles de papier pour les trouver. (Last night, I had rustled my papers to find them.)
- Elle s’était endormie en écoutant le froufroutement des feuilles dans le vent. (She had fallen asleep listening to the rustling of the leaves in the wind.)
- Nous avions entendu un bruit de froufrou à l’étage, mais personne n’y était. (We had heard a rustling noise upstairs, but no one was there.)
The English translations for these sentences would be:
- Last night, I had rustled my papers to find them.
- She had fallen asleep listening to the rustling of the leaves in the wind.
- We had heard a rustling noise upstairs, but no one was there.
Table of the Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of froufrouter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’avais froufrouté | J’avais froufrouté avec mes amis. | I had pranced around with my friends. |
tu | tu avais froufrouté | Tu avais froufrouté avec ta copine. | You had frolicked with your girlfriend. |
il | il avait froufrouté | Il avait froufrouté avec sa chienne. | He had pranced around with his dog. |
elle | elle avait froufrouté | Elle avait froufrouté avec son chat. | She had pounced around with her cat. |
on | on avait froufrouté | On avait froufrouté avec des ballons. | One had played around with some balloons. |
nous | nous avions froufrouté | Nous avions froufrouté dans le parc. | We had played around in the park. |
vous | vous aviez froufrouté | Vous aviez froufrouté avec les enfants. | You had frolicked with the children. |
ils | ils avaient froufrouté | Ils avaient froufrouté avec des bonbons. | They had played around with candies. |
elles | elles avaient froufrouté | Elles avaient froufrouté avec des fleurs. | They had pranced around with flowers. |
Other Conjugations for Froufrouter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb froufrouter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb froufrouter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb froufrouter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb froufrouter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb froufrouter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb froufrouter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb froufrouter (this article)
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb froufrouter
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb froufrouter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb froufrouter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb froufrouter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb froufrouter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb froufrouter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb froufrouter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb froufrouter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb froufrouter
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Froufrouter – 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
Summary
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