Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb marauder
Introduction to the verb marauder
The English translation of the French verb marauder is “to plunder” or “to raid.” It is pronounced as “mah-roh-deh.”
The word marauder comes from the Old French word “marault,” which means “straggler” or “looter.” It is believed to originate from the Latin word “maraudare,” which means “to ravage.”
In everyday French, the past tense form of marauder (maraudé) is most often used in the Plus-que-parfait tense (the past perfect tense). This tense is used to describe actions that were completed before another past action. It is formed by using the auxiliary verb “avoir” or “être” in the Imparfait tense followed by the past participle of the verb.
Three simple examples of marauder in the Plus-que-parfait tense with their English translations are:
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J’avais maraudé dans le village avant que la police n’arrive. (I had raided the village before the police arrived.)
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Les soldats avaient maraudé le camp ennemi avant l’aube. (The soldiers had plundered the enemy camp before dawn.)
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Elle était furieuse car les voleurs avaient maraudé sa maison pendant qu’elle était partie en vacances. (She was furious because the thieves had looted her house while she was on vacation.)
Table of the Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of marauder
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’avais maraudé | J’avais maraudé la ville. | I had looted the city. |
tu | tu avais maraudé | Tu avais maraudé les maisons. | You had looted the houses. |
il | il avait maraudé | Il avait maraudé la banque. | He had looted the bank. |
elle | elle avait maraudé | Elle avait maraudé les magasins. | She had looted the shops. |
on | on avait maraudé | On avait maraudé les villages. | One had looted the villages. |
nous | nous avions maraudé | Nous avions maraudé les rues. | We had looted the streets. |
vous | vous aviez maraudé | Vous aviez maraudé les appartements. | You had looted the apartments. |
ils | ils avaient maraudé | Ils avaient maraudé les entrepôts. | They had looted the warehouses. |
elles | elles avaient maraudé | Elles avaient maraudé les châteaux. | They had looted the castles. |
Other Conjugations for Marauder.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb marauder
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb marauder
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb marauder
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb marauder
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb marauder
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb marauder
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb marauder (this article)
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb marauder
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb marauder
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb marauder
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb marauder
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb marauder
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb marauder
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb marauder
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb marauder
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb marauder
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb marauder
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Marauder – 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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