Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb hanter
Introduction to the verb hanter
The English translation of the French verb hanter is “to haunt”. It is pronounced as “ahn-tay” in the infinitive form.
The origin of the verb hanter can be traced back to the Old French word “hantier”, meaning “to dwell”. Over time, the meaning shifted to “to haunt” in the sense of lingering or persisting in a place or person’s memory.
In everyday French, the verb hanter is most often used in the Plus-que-parfait tense, which corresponds to the past perfect tense in English. This tense is used to describe an action that was completed before another past action or time.
Here are three examples of hanter in the Plus-que-parfait tense, with their English translations:
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J’avais hanté ces rues pendant des années avant de déménager. (I had haunted these streets for years before moving.)
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Elle avait toujours été hantée par le souvenir de son premier amour. (She had always been haunted by the memory of her first love.)
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Ils avaient été hantés par la peur de l’échec toute leur vie. (They had been haunted by the fear of failure all their lives.)
Table of the Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of hanter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’avais hanté | J’avais hanté les rues de Paris. | I had haunted the streets of Paris. |
tu | tu avais hanté | Tu avais hanté cette maison. | You had haunted this house. |
il | il avait hanté | Il avait hanté les esprits des gens. | He had haunted people’s minds. |
elle | elle avait hanté | Elle avait hanté mes rêves. | She had haunted my dreams. |
on | on avait hanté | On avait hanté ces lieux. | One had haunted these places. |
nous | nous avions hanté | Nous avions hanté le château. | We had haunted the castle. |
vous | vous aviez hanté | Vous aviez hanté les souterrains. | You had haunted the underground passages. |
ils | ils avaient hanté | Ils avaient hanté les vieilles ruines. | They had haunted the old ruins. |
elles | elles avaient hanté | Elles avaient hanté cette forêt. | They had haunted this forest. |
Other Conjugations for Hanter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb hanter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb hanter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb hanter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb hanter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb hanter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb hanter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb hanter (this article)
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb hanter
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb hanter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb hanter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb hanter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb hanter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb hanter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb hanter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb hanter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb hanter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb hanter
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Hanter – 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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