Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb hospitaliser
Introduction to the verb hospitaliser
The English translation of the French verb hospitaliser is “to hospitalize.” It is pronounced oh-spee-tah-lee-zay in its infinitive form.
Hospitaliser is derived from the word “hôpital,” which comes from the Latin word “hospes” meaning “guest” or “host.” It is most often used in everyday French to refer to the act of admitting someone into a hospital for medical care.
In the Plus-que-parfait tense, hospitaliser is used to talk about a past action that happened before another past action. Here are three simple examples of its usage in this tense, with their respective English translations:
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J’avais hospitalisé mon père avant que son état ne s’aggrave. (I had hospitalized my father before his condition worsened.)
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Elle avait hospitalisé sa grand-mère après sa chute. (She had hospitalized her grandmother after her fall.)
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Ils avaient hospitalisé leur ami en urgence suite à un accident de voiture. (They had hospitalized their friend urgently after a car accident.)
Overall, hospitaliser is commonly used in everyday French to describe the action of admitting someone into a hospital for medical treatment. It is a regular -er verb, so it follows the same conjugation pattern as other -er verbs in the Plus-que-parfait tense.
Table of the Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of hospitaliser
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’avais hospitalisé | J’avais hospitalisé mon grand-père. | I had hospitalized my grandfather. |
tu | tu avais hospitalisé | Tu avais hospitalisé ta mère. | You had hospitalized your mother. |
il | il avait hospitalisé | Il avait hospitalisé le patient. | He had hospitalized the patient. |
elle | elle avait hospitalisé | Elle avait hospitalisé son fils. | She had hospitalized her son. |
on | on avait hospitalisé | On avait hospitalisé l’actrice. | One had hospitalized the actress. |
nous | nous avions hospitalisé | Nous avions hospitalisé notre voisin. | We had hospitalized our neighbor. |
vous | vous aviez hospitalisé | Vous aviez hospitalisé votre tante. | You had hospitalized your aunt. |
ils | ils avaient hospitalisé | Ils avaient hospitalisé les blessés. | They had hospitalized the wounded. |
elles | elles avaient hospitalisé | Elles avaient hospitalisé les patients. | They had hospitalized the patients. |
Other Conjugations for Hospitaliser.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb hospitaliser
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb hospitaliser
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb hospitaliser
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb hospitaliser
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb hospitaliser
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb hospitaliser
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb hospitaliser (this article)
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb hospitaliser
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb hospitaliser
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb hospitaliser
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb hospitaliser
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb hospitaliser
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb hospitaliser
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb hospitaliser
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb hospitaliser
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb hospitaliser
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Hospitaliser – 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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