Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb postposer
Introduction to the verb postposer
The English translation of the French verb postposer is “to postpone” or “to put off”. It is pronounced as “pohst-poh-zay”.
The word “postposer” comes from the Latin word “postponere” which means “to put behind, to defer”. In everyday French, it is most often used in the past tense, specifically the Plus-que-parfait tense, which is used to talk about an action that took place before another action in the past.
Here are three examples of postposer in the Plus-que-parfait tense with their English translations:
1) J’avais postposé ma réunion pour pouvoir assister à la conférence. (I had postponed my meeting in order to attend the conference.)
2) Nous avions postposé nos vacances à cause de la pandémie. (We had postponed our vacation because of the pandemic.)
3) Vous aviez postposé votre projet depuis longtemps avant de le réaliser. (You had postponed your project for a long time before carrying it out.)
Table of the Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of postposer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’avais postposé | J’avais postposé le rendez-vous. | I had postponed the appointment. |
tu | tu avais postposé | Tu avais postposé le projet. | You had postponed the project. |
il | il avait postposé | Il avait postposé l’événement. | He had postponed the event. |
elle | elle avait postposé | Elle avait postposé le voyage. | She had postponed the trip. |
on | on avait postposé | On avait postposé la réunion. | One had postponed the meeting. |
nous | nous avions postposé | Nous avions postposé les vacances. | We had postponed the vacation. |
vous | vous aviez postposé | Vous aviez postposé la fête. | You had postponed the party. |
ils | ils avaient postposé | Ils avaient postposé le concert. | They had postponed the concert. |
elles | elles avaient postposé | Elles avaient postposé la conférence. | They had postponed the conference. |
Other Conjugations for Postposer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb postposer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb postposer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb postposer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb postposer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb postposer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb postposer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb postposer (this article)
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb postposer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb postposer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb postposer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb postposer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb postposer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb postposer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb postposer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb postposer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb postposer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb postposer
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Postposer – 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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