Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb paner
Introduction to the verb paner
The English translation of paner is “to bread” or “to coat with breadcrumbs.” It is pronounced as “pa-nay.”
Paner comes from the Old French word “pan” which means “bread” and the suffix “-er” which is used to form verbs.
In everyday French, paner is most often used in the Plus-que-parfait tense, which is the past perfect tense. This tense is used to describe an action that was completed before another action in the past.
Here are three simple examples of paner in the Plus-que-parfait tense, with their respective English translations:
- J’avais pané le poulet avant de le faire frire. (I had breaded the chicken before frying it.)
- Ils avaient pané les poissons avant de les mettre au four. (They had coated the fish with breadcrumbs before putting them in the oven.)
- Tu avais pané les aubergines avant de les faire cuire? (Had you breaded the eggplants before cooking them?)
Table of the Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of paner
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’avais pané | J’avais pané le poulet. | I had breaded the chicken. |
tu | tu avais pané | Tu avais pané les crevettes. | You had breaded the shrimp. |
il | il avait pané | Il avait pané le poisson. | He had breaded the fish. |
elle | elle avait pané | Elle avait pané les légumes. | She had breaded the vegetables. |
on | on avait pané | On avait pané les escalopes. | One had breaded the cutlets. |
nous | nous avions pané | Nous avions pané les côtelettes. | We had breaded the chops. |
vous | vous aviez pané | Vous aviez pané le veau. | You had breaded the veal. |
ils | ils avaient pané | Ils avaient pané les nuggets. | They had breaded the nuggets. |
elles | elles avaient pané | Elles avaient pané les boulettes. | They had breaded the meatballs. |
Other Conjugations for Paner.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb paner
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb paner
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb paner
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb paner
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb paner
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb paner
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb paner (this article)
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb paner
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb paner
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb paner
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb paner
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb paner
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb paner
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb paner
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb paner
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb paner
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb paner
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Paner – 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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