Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb absenter
Introduction to the verb absenter
The English translation of the French verb absenter is “to absent oneself.” It is pronounced “ab-sawn-tay” in its infinitive form.
The verb absenter comes from the Latin word “absentare,” meaning “to be absent.” It is most often used in everyday French in the Plus-que-parfait tense, which is the past perfect tense in English. This tense is used to describe an action that happened before another action in the past.
Here are three simple examples of absenter in the Plus-que-parfait tense with their English translations:
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J’avais absenteé la réunion avant de partir en vacances.
(I had absented myself from the meeting before going on vacation.) -
Tu avais absenté tes enfants pour aller au travail.
(You had left your children to go to work.) -
Il avait absenté son fils à l’école pour aller au match de football.
(He had kept his son from school to go to the football game.)
Table of the Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of absenter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’étais absenté | J’étais absenté hier. | I had been absent yesterday. |
tu | tu étais absenté | Tu étais absenté la semaine dernière. | You had been absent last week. |
il | il était absenté | Il était absenté au moment de l’appel. | He had been absent at the time of the call. |
elle | elle était absentée | Elle était absentée pendant les vacances. | She had been absent during the holidays. |
on | on était absenté | On était absenté lors de l’incident. | One had been absent during the incident. |
nous | nous étions absentés | Nous étions absentés pour une réunion. | We had been absent for a meeting. |
vous | vous étiez absentés | Vous étiez absentés lors de l’assemblée. | You had been absent during the assembly. |
ils | ils étaient absents | Ils étaient absents hier soir. | They had been absent last night. |
elles | elles étaient absentes | Elles étaient absentes ce matin. | They had been absent this morning. |
Other Conjugations for Absenter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb absenter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb absenter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb absenter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb absenter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb absenter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb absenter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb absenter (this article)
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb absenter
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb absenter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb absenter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb absenter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb absenter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb absenter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb absenter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb absenter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb absenter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb absenter
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Absenter – 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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