Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb outrager
Introduction to the verb outrager
The English translation of the French verb outrager is “to outrage” or “to insult.” It is pronounced as “oo-trade-zhay” in its infinitive form.
Outrager is derived from the Old French word “outrage,” which comes from the Latin word “ultragium,” meaning “excess” or “outrage.” It is most commonly used in its transitive form, meaning it requires a direct object. In everyday French, outrager is most often used in the past tense, specifically in the Plus-que-parfait tense, which indicates a completed action that happened before another past action.
Here are three simple examples of its usage in the Plus-que-parfait tense, with the respective English translations:
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Les manifestants avaient outragé le président avant d’être arrêtés par la police.
Translation: The protesters had insulted the president before being arrested by the police. -
Elle avait été outragée par les insultes de son collègue.
Translation: She had been outraged by her colleague’s insults. -
Les joueurs de l’équipe adverse avaient outragé nos supporters en leur lançant des projectiles.
Translation: The players of the opposing team had outraged our supporters by throwing projectiles at them.
Table of the Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of outrager
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’avais outragé | J’avais outragé mes ennemis. | I had outraged my enemies. |
tu | tu avais outragé | Tu avais outragé tes parents. | You had outraged your parents. |
il | il avait outragé | Il avait outragé sa patrie. | He had outraged his country. |
elle | elle avait outragé | Elle avait outragé son patron. | She had outraged her boss. |
on | on avait outragé | On avait outragé notre président. | One had outraged our president. |
nous | nous avions outragé | Nous avions outragé nos voisins. | We had outraged our neighbors. |
vous | vous aviez outragé | Vous aviez outragé vos amis. | You had outraged your friends. |
ils | ils avaient outragé | Ils avaient outragé leur ennemis. | They had outraged their enemies. |
elles | elles avaient outragé | Elles avaient outragé leurs collègues. | They had outraged their colleagues. |
Other Conjugations for Outrager.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb outrager
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb outrager
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb outrager
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb outrager
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb outrager
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb outrager
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb outrager (this article)
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb outrager
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb outrager
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb outrager
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb outrager
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb outrager
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb outrager
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb outrager
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb outrager
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb outrager
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb outrager
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Outrager – 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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