Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aberrer
Introduction to the verb aberrer
The English translation of the French verb aberrer is “to wander” or “to stray.” The infinitive form is pronounced “ah-beh-ray.”
The word aberrer comes from the Latin verb aberrare, meaning “to go astray” or “to deviate.” In everyday French, it is most often used in the past tense, specifically in the Plus-que-parfait tense, which indicates an action that was completed before another past action.
Examples:
- J’avais aberré du chemin et j’avais fini par me perdre dans la forêt. (I had wandered off the path and ended up getting lost in the forest.)
- Nous avions aberré des règles du jeu et avions inventé nos propres règles. (We had strayed from the rules of the game and had invented our own rules.)
- Ils avaient aberré de leur destination et s’étaient retrouvés dans une ville complètement différente. (They had wandered away from their destination and ended up in a completely different city.)
Table of the Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of aberrer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’avais aberré | J’avais aberré sur le chemin. | I had strayed from the path. |
tu | tu avais aberré | Tu avais aberré sur ta décision. | You had deviated from your decision. |
il | il avait aberré | Il avait aberré sur sa parole. | He had strayed from his word. |
elle | elle avait aberré | Elle avait aberré sur son choix. | She had strayed from her choice. |
on | on avait aberré | On avait aberré sur notre itinéraire. | One had deviated from our itinerary. |
nous | nous avions aberré | Nous avions aberré sur notre route. | We had strayed from our route. |
vous | vous aviez aberré | Vous aviez aberré sur votre trajectoire. | You had deviated from your trajectory. |
ils | ils avaient aberré | Ils avaient aberré sur leur chemin. | They had strayed from their path. |
elles | elles avaient aberré | Elles avaient aberré sur leur décision. | They had deviated from their decision. |
Other Conjugations for Aberrer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb aberrer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aberrer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aberrer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aberrer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aberrer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aberrer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aberrer (this article)
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aberrer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aberrer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aberrer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aberrer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aberrer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aberrer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aberrer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aberrer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aberrer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aberrer
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Aberrer – 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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