Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb investiguer
Introduction to the verb investiguer
The English translation of the French verb investiguer is “to investigate.” In its infinitive form, it is pronounced as “ahn-vess-tee-guh-eh.”
Investiguer comes from the Latin word “investigare,” meaning “to search into.” In everyday French, it is most often used in the Plus-que-parfait tense, which is the past perfect tense used to express actions that were completed before another past action.
Here are three simple examples of its usage in the Plus-que-parfait tense with their respective English translations:
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J’avais investigué le crime avant que la police n’arrive. (I had investigated the crime before the police arrived.)
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Tu avais investigué cette affaire depuis des mois avant qu’elle ne soit résolue. (You had been investigating this case for months before it was solved.)
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Ils avaient investigué toutes les pistes possibles avant de conclure que c’était un accident. (They had investigated all possible leads before concluding it was an accident.)
Table of the Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of investiguer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’avais investigué | J’avais investigué ce crime. | I had investigated this crime. |
tu | tu avais investigué | Tu avais investigué cette affaire. | You had investigated this case. |
il | il avait investigué | Il avait investigué l’incident. | He had investigated the incident. |
elle | elle avait investigué | Elle avait investigué la disparition. | She had investigated the disappearance. |
on | on avait investigué | On avait investigué le vol. | One had investigated the theft. |
nous | nous avions investigué | Nous avions investigué cette histoire. | We had investigated this story. |
vous | vous aviez investigué | Vous aviez investigué le meurtre. | You had investigated the murder. |
ils | ils avaient investigué | Ils avaient investigué les soupçons. | They had investigated the suspicions. |
elles | elles avaient investigué | Elles avaient investigué cette affaire. | They had investigated this case. |
Other Conjugations for Investiguer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb investiguer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb investiguer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb investiguer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb investiguer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb investiguer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb investiguer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb investiguer (this article)
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb investiguer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb investiguer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb investiguer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb investiguer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb investiguer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb investiguer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb investiguer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb investiguer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb investiguer
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Investiguer – 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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