Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb harponner
Introduction to the verb harponner
The English translation of the French verb harponner is “to harpoon.” It comes from the noun “harpon,” meaning “harpoon,” which has its origins in the Old Norse word “hafn” meaning “hook.” In everyday French, harponner is most often used in the Plus-que-parfait tense, which is the past perfect tense in English.
In Plus-que-parfait tense, harponner is conjugated as “j’avais harponné” for the first person singular, “tu avais harponné” for the second person singular, “il/elle avait harponné” for the third person singular, “nous avions harponné” for the first person plural, “vous aviez harponné” for the second person plural, and “ils/elles avaient harponné” for the third person plural.
Here are three simple examples of its usage in the Plus-que-parfait tense:
- J’avais harponné un grand poisson. (I had harpooned a big fish.)
- Tu avais harponné le requin avant qu’il ne t’attaque. (You had harpooned the shark before it attacked you.)
- Les pêcheurs avaient harponné plusieurs baleines pour leur viande. (The fishermen had harpooned several whales for their meat.)
Table of the Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of harponner
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’avais harponné | J’avais harponné le poisson. | I had harpooned the fish. |
tu | tu avais harponné | Tu avais harponné la baleine. | You had harpooned the whale. |
il | il avait harponné | Il avait harponné le requin. | He had harpooned the shark. |
elle | elle avait harponné | Elle avait harponné l’espadon. | She had harpooned the swordfish. |
on | on avait harponné | On avait harponné le marlin. | One had harpooned the marlin. |
nous | nous avions harponné | Nous avions harponné le thon. | We had harpooned the tuna. |
vous | vous aviez harponné | Vous aviez harponné le dauphin. | You had harpooned the dolphin. |
ils | ils avaient harponné | Ils avaient harponné la raie. | They had harpooned the ray. |
elles | elles avaient harponné | Elles avaient harponné le requin. | They had harpooned the shark. |
Other Conjugations for Harponner.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb harponner
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb harponner
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb harponner
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb harponner
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb harponner
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb harponner
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb harponner (this article)
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb harponner
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb harponner
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb harponner
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb harponner
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb harponner
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb harponner
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb harponner
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb harponner
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb harponner
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb harponner
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Harponner – 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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