Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb onduler
Introduction to the verb onduler
The English translation of the French verb onduler is “to wave” or “to undulate”. It is pronounced as “on-dew-lay” in its infinitive form.
The word onduler comes from the Latin word “undulare” which means “to move in waves” and is derived from the noun “unda” which means “wave”. In everyday French, onduler is commonly used in its Plus-que-parfait tense, which is the past perfect tense in English. This tense is used to express an action that was completed before another past action or specific time in the past.
Here are three simple examples of onduler in the Plus-que-parfait tense, along with their English translations:
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J’avais ondulé mes cheveux avant d’aller à la fête.
I had waved my hair before going to the party. -
Nous avions ondulé le tissu pour le rendre plus souple.
We had undulated the fabric to make it more flexible. -
Ils avaient ondulé la mer avec leurs mouvements de danse.
They had waved the sea with their dance moves.
Table of the Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of onduler
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’avais ondulé | J’avais ondulé mes cheveux. | I had waved my hair. |
tu | tu avais ondulé | Tu avais ondulé ta jupe. | You had waved your skirt. |
il | il avait ondulé | Il avait ondulé la surface de l’eau. | He had waved the water’s surface. |
elle | elle avait ondulé | Elle avait ondulé ses cils. | She had fluttered her eyelashes. |
on | on avait ondulé | On avait ondulé le drapeau. | One had waved the flag. |
nous | nous avions ondulé | Nous avions ondulé la bannière. | We had waved the banner. |
vous | vous aviez ondulé | Vous aviez ondulé les feuilles. | You had rustled the leaves. |
ils | ils avaient ondulé | Ils avaient ondulé leurs drapeaux. | They had waved their flags. |
elles | elles avaient ondulé | Elles avaient ondulé leurs cheveux. | They had waved their hair. |
Other Conjugations for Onduler.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb onduler
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb onduler
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb onduler
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb onduler
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb onduler
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb onduler
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb onduler (this article)
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb onduler
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb onduler
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb onduler
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb onduler
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb onduler
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb onduler
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb onduler
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb onduler
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb onduler
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb onduler
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Onduler – 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
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