Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb pluviner
Introduction to the verb pluviner
The English translation of the French verb pluviner is “to rain lightly” or “to drizzle.” The infinitive form is pronounced “plü-vee-nay.”
Pluviner comes from the Latin word “pluvia” meaning “rain,” and the suffix “-iner” which is a frequentative suffix used to indicate a repeated or continuous action. In everyday French, pluviner is most often used in the Plus-que-parfait tense, which is the past perfect tense in English. This tense is used to describe an action that had already been completed at a specific point in the past.
Here are three simple examples of pluviner being used in the Plus-que-parfait tense:
- J’avais pluviné pendant toute la nuit. (I had been drizzling all night.)
- Tu avais pluviné depuis des heures avant qu’on sorte. (You had been drizzling for hours before we went out.)
- Il avait pluviné toute la journée avant que le soleil ne réapparaisse. (It had been drizzling all day before the sun reappeared.)
In each of these examples, the verb pluviner is conjugated in the Plus-que-parfait tense with the auxiliary verb “avoir” (to have) and the past participle “pluviné.” This tense is used to describe an action that had been ongoing or had been completed before another action or event in the past, as seen in the use of “pendant,” “depuis,” and “avant que” in the examples.
Table of the Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of pluviner
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’avais pluviné | J’avais pluviné toute la nuit. | I had drizzled all night. |
tu | tu avais pluviné | Tu avais pluviné sur le chemin. | You had drizzled on the road. |
il | il avait pluviné | Il avait pluviné au printemps. | He had drizzled in the spring. |
elle | elle avait pluviné | Elle avait pluviné pendant la soirée. | She had drizzled during the evening. |
on | on avait pluviné | On avait pluviné sur la ville. | One had drizzled over the city. |
nous | nous avions pluviné | Nous avions pluviné sur le jardin. | We had drizzled over the garden. |
vous | vous aviez pluviné | Vous aviez pluviné toute la journée. | You had drizzled all day. |
ils | ils avaient pluviné | Ils avaient pluviné sur les montagnes. | They had drizzled over the mountains. |
elles | elles avaient pluviné | Elles avaient pluviné pendant la tempête. | They had drizzled during the storm. |
Other Conjugations for Pluviner.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb pluviner
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb pluviner
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb pluviner
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb pluviner
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb pluviner
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb pluviner
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb pluviner (this article)
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb pluviner
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb pluviner
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb pluviner
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb pluviner
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb pluviner
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb pluviner
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb pluviner
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb pluviner
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb pluviner
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb pluviner
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Pluviner – 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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