Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ornementer
Introduction to the verb ornementer
The English translation of the French verb ornementer is to decorate or embellish. It is pronounced as “or-nuh-mahn-tey”.
Ornementer comes from the French noun “ornement”, meaning ornament, which is derived from the Latin word “ornamentum”. It is most commonly used in everyday French in the Plus-que-parfait tense, which indicates an action that was completed before another past action.
Examples:
- J’avais ornementé la maison avant que les invités n’arrivent. (I had decorated the house before the guests arrived.)
- Elle avait ornementé le gâteau avec des fleurs en sucre pour le mariage. (She had embellished the cake with sugar flowers for the wedding.)
- Les murs étaient ornementés de tableaux colorés et de miroirs décoratifs. (The walls were adorned with colorful paintings and decorative mirrors.)
Table of the Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of ornementer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’avais ornementé | J’avais ornementé la table. | I had decorated the table. |
tu | tu avais ornementé | Tu avais ornementé la salle. | You had decorated the room. |
il | il avait ornementé | Il avait ornementé la façade. | He had decorated the facade. |
elle | elle avait ornementé | Elle avait ornementé la cour. | She had decorated the courtyard. |
on | on avait ornementé | On avait ornementé le sapin. | One had decorated the Christmas tree. |
nous | nous avions ornementé | Nous avions ornementé le jardin. | We had decorated the garden. |
vous | vous aviez ornementé | Vous aviez ornementé le salon. | You had decorated the living room. |
ils | ils avaient ornementé | Ils avaient ornementé la salle de bain. | They had decorated the bathroom. |
elles | elles avaient ornementé | Elles avaient ornementé la chambre. | They had decorated the bedroom. |
Other Conjugations for Ornementer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb ornementer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ornementer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ornementer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ornementer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ornementer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ornementer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ornementer (this article)
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ornementer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ornementer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ornementer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ornementer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ornementer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ornementer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ornementer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ornementer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ornementer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ornementer
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Ornementer – 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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