Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb brocher
Introduction to the verb brocher
The English translation of the French verb brocher is “to bind” or “to staple.” It is pronounced as “bro-shay” in its infinitive form.
Brocher comes from the Old French word “brochier,” which means “to prick” or “to pierce.” It is most often used in everyday French to refer to the act of binding or fastening using staples or stitches. It can also be used in a figurative sense to mean “to unite” or “to connect.”
In the Plus-que-parfait tense, brocher is used to talk about an action that had already been completed before another past action. Here are three simple examples of its usage in this tense:
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J’avais broché les feuilles ensemble avant de les distribuer aux élèves. (I had bound the sheets together before distributing them to the students.)
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Il avait broché toutes les photos dans l’album avant que sa famille n’arrive. (He had stapled all the photos in the album before his family arrived.)
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Les dossiers étaient déjà brochés quand le patron est arrivé. (The files had already been bound when the boss arrived.)
Table of the Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of brocher
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’avais broché | J’avais broché les pages ensemble. | I had stapled the pages together. |
tu | tu avais broché | Tu avais broché le livre. | You had bound the book. |
il | il avait broché | Il avait broché le rapport. | He had bound the report. |
elle | elle avait broché | Elle avait broché le cahier. | She had stapled the notebook. |
on | on avait broché | On avait broché les documents. | One had stapled the documents. |
nous | nous avions broché | Nous avions broché les feuilles. | We had bound the sheets. |
vous | vous aviez broché | Vous aviez broché le dossier. | You had stapled the folder. |
ils | ils avaient broché | Ils avaient broché les papiers. | They had stapled the papers. |
elles | elles avaient broché | Elles avaient broché les documents. | They had stapled the documents. |
Other Conjugations for Brocher.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb brocher
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb brocher
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb brocher
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb brocher
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb brocher
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb brocher
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb brocher (this article)
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb brocher
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb brocher
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb brocher
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb brocher
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb brocher
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb brocher
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb brocher
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb brocher
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb brocher
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb brocher
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Brocher – 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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