Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb commérer
Introduction to the verb commérer
The English translation of the French verb commérer is “to gossip” or “to chat.” It is pronounced koh-meh-ray.
The language origin of commérer can be traced back to the Latin word “commentari” meaning “to comment” or “to talk.” In modern French, commérer is most often used in everyday language to describe idle talk or gossiping.
In the Plus-que-parfait tense, commérer is used to talk about past actions that were completed before another past action. Here are three simple examples of its usage in this tense, with their respective English translations:
- J’avais comméré sur elle avant même de la rencontrer. (I had gossiped about her before even meeting her.)
- Nous avions comméré pendant des heures avant de se rendre compte que c’était faux. (We had chatted for hours before realizing it was false.)
- Ils avaient comméré sur leurs voisins avant de réaliser qu’ils étaient en train de les écouter. (They had been gossiping about their neighbors before realizing they were listening in.)
In all of these examples, the action of commérer (gossiping) was completed before another past action (meeting, realizing, listening).
Table of the Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of commérer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’avais comméré | J’avais comméré avec mes voisines. | I had gossiped with my neighbors. |
tu | tu avais comméré | Tu avais comméré à propos de lui. | You had gossiped about him. |
il | il avait comméré | Il avait comméré avec ses collègues. | He had gossiped with his colleagues. |
elle | elle avait comméré | Elle avait comméré avec ses amies. | She had gossiped with her friends. |
on | on avait comméré | On avait comméré sur le voisin. | One had gossiped about the neighbor. |
nous | nous avions comméré | Nous avions comméré sur nos voisins. | We had gossiped about our neighbors. |
vous | vous aviez comméré | Vous aviez comméré sur votre voisin. | You had gossiped about your neighbor. |
ils | ils avaient comméré | Ils avaient comméré avec leurs amis. | They had gossiped with their friends. |
elles | elles avaient comméré | Elles avaient comméré sur leur collègue. | They had gossiped about their colleague. |
Other Conjugations for Commérer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb commérer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb commérer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb commérer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb commérer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb commérer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb commérer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb commérer (this article)
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb commérer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb commérer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb commérer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb commérer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb commérer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb commérer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb commérer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb commérer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb commérer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb commérer
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Commérer – 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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