Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accidenter
Introduction to the verb accidenter
The English translation of the French verb accidenter is “to have an accident” or “to cause an accident”. The infinitive form of accidenter is pronounced “ah-kee-dahn-teh”.
Accidenter comes from the French word “accident”, which in turn comes from the Latin word “accidentem”, meaning “chance, accident, occurrence”. It is often used in everyday French in the Plus-que-parfait tense, which is the past perfect tense.
Here are three simple examples of accidenter in the Plus-que-parfait tense, with their respective English translations:
- J’avais accidenté ma voiture hier soir. (I had an accident with my car last night.)
- Elle avait accidenté son vélo en tombant dans un fossé. (She had an accident with her bike by falling into a ditch.)
- Nous avions accidenté le vase en jouant au ballon à l’intérieur. (We had an accident with the vase while playing ball inside.)
Table of the Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of accidenter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’avais accidenté | J’avais accidenté ma voiture. | I had damaged my car. |
tu | tu avais accidenté | Tu avais accidenté ton vélo. | You had damaged your bike. |
il | il avait accidenté | Il avait accidenté la voiture. | He had damaged the car. |
elle | elle avait accidenté | Elle avait accidenté sa moto. | She had damaged her motorcycle. |
on | on avait accidenté | On avait accidenté le camion. | One had damaged the truck. |
nous | nous avions accidenté | Nous avions accidenté la clôture. | We had damaged the fence. |
vous | vous aviez accidenté | Vous aviez accidenté le mur. | You had damaged the wall. |
ils | ils avaient accidenté | Ils avaient accidenté le poteau. | They had damaged the pole. |
elles | elles avaient accidenté | Elles avaient accidenté le panneau. | They had damaged the sign. |
Other Conjugations for Accidenter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb accidenter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accidenter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accidenter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accidenter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accidenter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accidenter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accidenter (this article)
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accidenter
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accidenter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accidenter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accidenter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accidenter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accidenter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accidenter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accidenter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accidenter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accidenter
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Accidenter – 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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