Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb qualifier
Introduction to the verb qualifier
The English translation of the French verb qualifier is to qualify. It is pronounced as “kah-lee-fy-ay.”
The word qualifier comes from the Latin word “qualificare,” which means “to make of a certain quality or character.” In everyday French, this verb is used to describe or characterize something or someone. In the plus-que-parfait tense, it is used to express an action or event that happened before another action or event in the past.
Here are three simple examples of its usage in the plus-que-parfait tense, with their respective English translations:
- J’avais qualifié cette personne de malhonnête. (I had qualified this person as dishonest.)
- Tu avais qualifié sa décision d’irréfléchie. (You had qualified his decision as thoughtless.)
- Il avait qualifié cette expérience de terrifiante. (He had qualified this experience as terrifying.)
Table of the Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of qualifier
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’avais qualifié | J’avais qualifié l’équipe. | I had qualified the team. |
tu | tu avais qualifié | Tu avais qualifié le candidat. | You had qualified the candidate. |
il | il avait qualifié | Il avait qualifié le produit. | He had qualified the product. |
elle | elle avait qualifié | Elle avait qualifié l’idée. | She had qualified the idea. |
on | on avait qualifié | On avait qualifié la situation. | One had qualified the situation. |
nous | nous avions qualifié | Nous avions qualifié le dossier. | We had qualified the file. |
vous | vous aviez qualifié | Vous aviez qualifié l’entreprise. | You had qualified the company. |
ils | ils avaient qualifié | Ils avaient qualifié l’événement. | They had qualified the event. |
elles | elles avaient qualifié | Elles avaient qualifié l’idée. | They had qualified the idea. |
Other Conjugations for Qualifier.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb qualifier
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb qualifier
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb qualifier
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb qualifier
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb qualifier
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb qualifier
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb qualifier (this article)
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb qualifier
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb qualifier
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb qualifier
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb qualifier
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb qualifier
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb qualifier
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb qualifier
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb qualifier
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb qualifier
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb qualifier
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Qualifier – 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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