Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb prester
Introduction to the verb prester
English Translation: The English translation of the French verb prester is “to lend”.
Pronunciation: The infinitive form of prester is pronounced as “preh-stay”.
Language Origin: The word prester comes from the Old French verb “preter”, which means “to lend”. It is derived from the Latin word “praestare”, which means “to furnish, provide, or lend”.
Usage in Plus-que-parfait tense: Prester 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 was completed before another past action.
Example 1: J’avais presté de l’argent à mon ami. (I had lent money to my friend.)
Example 2: Tu avais presté ton livre à ta sœur. (You had loaned your book to your sister.)
Example 3: Il avait presté sa voiture à son collègue. (He had lent his car to his colleague.)
English translations:
Example 1: I had lent money to my friend.
Example 2: You had loaned your book to your sister.
Example 3: He had lent his car to his colleague.
Table of the Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of prester
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’avais presté | J’avais presté de l’argent. | I had lent money. |
tu | tu avais presté | Tu avais presté une voiture. | You had loaned a car. |
il | il avait presté | Il avait presté son appartement. | He had rented out his apartment. |
elle | elle avait presté | Elle avait presté ses vêtements. | She had lent out her clothes. |
on | on avait presté | On avait presté sa guitare. | One had loaned their guitar. |
nous | nous avions presté | Nous avions presté notre jardin. | We had lent out our garden. |
vous | vous aviez presté | Vous aviez presté une somme d’argent. | You had lent a sum of money. |
ils | ils avaient presté | Ils avaient presté leur maison. | They had rented out their house. |
elles | elles avaient presté | Elles avaient presté leur appartement. | They had borrowed their apartment. |
Other Conjugations for Prester.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb prester
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb prester
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb prester
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb prester
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb prester
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb prester
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb prester (this article)
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb prester
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb prester
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb prester
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb prester
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb prester
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb prester
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb prester
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb prester
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb prester
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb prester
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Prester – 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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