Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb lambiner
Introduction to the verb lambiner
The English translation of the French verb lambiner is to dawdle or to procrastinate. It is pronounced as “lahm-bee-neh”.
Lambiner comes from the Old French word “lambin”, meaning lazy or slow. It is most often used in everyday French in the plus-que-parfait tense, which is the past perfect tense in English. This tense is used to talk about actions that were completed before another past action.
Here are 3 simple examples of lambiner used in the plus-que-parfait tense with their English translations:
- J’avais lambiné avant de commencer mon travail. (I had dawdled before starting my work.)
- Il avait lambiné toute la matinée et n’avait pas fini ses devoirs. (He had procrastinated all morning and hadn’t finished his homework.)
- Nous avions lambiné pendant des heures avant de prendre notre décision. (We had dawdled for hours before making our decision.)
Table of the Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of lambiner
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’avais lambiné | J’avais lambiné toute la journée. | I had dawdled all day. |
tu | tu avais lambiné | Tu avais lambiné avant de partir. | You had dawdled before leaving. |
il | il avait lambiné | Il avait lambiné pendant des heures. | He had dawdled for hours. |
elle | elle avait lambiné | Elle avait lambiné devant la télé. | She had dawdled in front of the TV. |
on | on avait lambiné | On avait lambiné au parc. | One had dawdled at the park. |
nous | nous avions lambiné | Nous avions lambiné en route. | We had dawdled on the way. |
vous | vous aviez lambiné | Vous aviez lambiné au travail. | You had dawdled at work. |
ils | ils avaient lambiné | Ils avaient lambiné toute la nuit. | They had dawdled all night. |
elles | elles avaient lambiné | Elles avaient lambiné à la soirée. | They had dawdled at the party. |
Other Conjugations for Lambiner.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb lambiner
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb lambiner
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb lambiner
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb lambiner
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb lambiner
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb lambiner
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb lambiner (this article)
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb lambiner
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb lambiner
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb lambiner
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb lambiner
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb lambiner
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb lambiner
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb lambiner
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb lambiner
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb lambiner
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb lambiner
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Lambiner – 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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