Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb liter
Introduction to the verb liter
The English translation of the French verb liter is “to read.” It is pronounced “lee-teh.”
The origin of liter can be traced back to the Latin word “legere,” meaning “to gather, choose, or select.” In modern French, it is most commonly used to refer to the act of reading or perusing written material.
In the Plus-que-parfait tense, liter is used to indicate an action that had been completed in the past before another past action. Here are three simple examples of its usage in this tense:
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J’avais déjà lu ce livre avant de le donner à mon ami. (I had already read this book before giving it to my friend.)
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Nous avions lu les instructions avant de commencer à assembler les meubles. (We had read the instructions before starting to assemble the furniture.)
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Elle avait lu toutes les critiques avant de décider d’acheter ce produit. (She had read all the reviews before deciding to buy this product.)
Table of the Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of liter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’avais lu | J’avais lu le livre. | I had read the book. |
tu | tu avais lu | Tu avais lu l’article. | You had read the article. |
il | il avait lu | Il avait lu le journal. | He had read the newspaper. |
elle | elle avait lu | Elle avait lu le poème. | She had read the poem. |
on | on avait lu | On avait lu le roman. | One had read the novel. |
nous | nous avions lu | Nous avions lu le magazine. | We had read the magazine. |
vous | vous aviez lu | Vous aviez lu le paragraphe. | You had read the paragraph. |
ils | ils avaient lu | Ils avaient lu l’essai. | They had read the essay. |
elles | elles avaient lu | Elles avaient lu le texte. | They had read the text. |
Other Conjugations for Liter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb liter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb liter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb liter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb liter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb liter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb liter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb liter (this article)
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb liter
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb liter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb liter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb liter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb liter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb liter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb liter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb liter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb liter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb liter
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Liter – 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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