Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb inverser
Introduction to the verb inverser
The English translation of the French verb inverser is “to reverse.” It is pronounced as “ahn-vair-sey.”
The language origin of inverser is from the Latin word “inversus,” which means “turned upside down” or “reversed.” It is most often used in everyday French in the Plus-que-parfait tense, which is the past tense equivalent of the English pluperfect tense. This tense is used to describe an action that had already happened before another past action.
Some examples of its usage in the Plus-que-parfait tense are:
- J’avais inversé les lettres de son nom. (I had reversed the letters of his name.)
- Nous avions inversé les rôles. (We had reversed the roles.)
- Ils avaient inversé les couleurs du drapeau. (They had reversed the colors of the flag.)
In these examples, the action of reversing or flipping something had already been completed before the past action mentioned in the sentence.
Table of the Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of inverser
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’avais inversé | J’avais inversé les couleurs. | I had inverted the colors. |
tu | tu avais inversé | Tu avais inversé les lettres. | You had inverted the letters. |
il | il avait inversé | Il avait inversé le sens. | He had inverted the meaning. |
elle | elle avait inversé | Elle avait inversé l’image. | She had inverted the image. |
on | on avait inversé | On avait inversé les rôles. | One had inverted the roles. |
nous | nous avions inversé | Nous avions inversé la tendance. | We had inverted the trend. |
vous | vous aviez inversé | Vous aviez inversé les chiffres. | You had inverted the numbers. |
ils | ils avaient inversé | Ils avaient inversé la situation. | They had inverted the situation. |
elles | elles avaient inversé | Elles avaient inversé le schéma. | They had inverted the pattern. |
Other Conjugations for Inverser.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb inverser
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb inverser
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb inverser
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb inverser
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb inverser
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb inverser
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb inverser (this article)
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb inverser
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb inverser
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb inverser
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb inverser
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb inverser
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb inverser
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb inverser
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb inverser
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb inverser
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb inverser
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Inverser – 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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