Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb recompter
Introduction to the verb recompter
The English translation of the French verb recompter is “to recount” or “to tally.” The infinitive form, recompter, is pronounced “ruh-kohm-ter.”
The word recompter comes from the Old French word recompter, which comes from the Latin word computare, meaning “to count” or “to calculate.” It is most often used in everyday French in the Plus-que-parfait tense, which is the past perfect tense in English.
Three simple examples of recompter in the Plus-que-parfait tense with their respective English translations are:
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J’avais recompté le nombre de personnes présentes avant de commencer la réunion. (I had recounted the number of people present before starting the meeting.)
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Ils avaient recompté leur argent plusieurs fois mais il manquait toujours quelques pièces. (They had tallied their money several times but there were still some coins missing.)
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Elle m’avait recompté l’histoire de sa rencontre avec son mari de nombreuses fois. (She had recounted the story of how she met her husband to me many times.)
Table of the Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of recompter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’avais recompté | J’avais recompté l’argent. | I had recounted the money. |
tu | tu avais recompté | Tu avais recompté les billets. | You had recounted the bills. |
il | il avait recompté | Il avait recompté les pièces. | He had recounted the coins. |
elle | elle avait recompté | Elle avait recompté les factures. | She had recounted the invoices. |
on | on avait recompté | On avait recompté les chèques. | One had recounted the checks. |
nous | nous avions recompté | Nous avions recompté les dépenses. | We had recounted the expenses. |
vous | vous aviez recompté | Vous aviez recompté les transactions. | You had recounted the transactions. |
ils | ils avaient recompté | Ils avaient recompté les comptes. | They had recounted the accounts. |
elles | elles avaient recompté | Elles avaient recompté les bénéfices. | They had recounted the profits. |
Other Conjugations for Recompter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb recompter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb recompter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb recompter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb recompter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb recompter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb recompter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb recompter (this article)
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb recompter
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb recompter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb recompter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb recompter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb recompter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb recompter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb recompter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb recompter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb recompter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb recompter
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Recompter – 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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