Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accouer
Introduction to the verb accouer
The English translation of the French verb accouer is “to dock” or “to moor”. It is pronounced “ah-koo-ay” in its infinitive form.
The language origin of accouer can be traced back to the Old French word “acoler”, which meant “to put together” or “to bring close”. As the French language evolved, the word eventually came to have the meaning of “to dock” or “to moor” a boat. In everyday French, accouer is most often used in the Plus-que-parfait tense, which is the past perfect tense in English. This tense is used to describe an action that was completed before another action in the past.
Here are three simple examples of accouer in the Plus-que-parfait tense with their English translations:
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Nous avions accoué notre bateau avant la tempête. (We had docked our boat before the storm.)
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J’avais accoué mon vélo à un arbre avant de partir en randonnée. (I had moored my bike to a tree before going on a hike.)
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Les pêcheurs avaient accoué leur bateau au quai pendant la nuit. (The fishermen had docked their boat at the pier during the night.)
Table of the Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of accouer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’avais accoué | J’avais accoué la chaise. | I had leaned the chair. |
tu | tu avais accoué | Tu avais accoué le vélo. | You had leaned the bike. |
il | il avait accoué | Il avait accoué le marteau. | He had leaned the hammer. |
elle | elle avait accoué | Elle avait accoué la table. | She had leaned the table. |
on | on avait accoué | On avait accoué le balai. | One had leaned the broom. |
nous | nous avions accoué | Nous avions accoué le fauteuil. | We had leaned the armchair. |
vous | vous aviez accoué | Vous aviez accoué la pelle. | You had leaned the shovel. |
ils | ils avaient accoué | Ils avaient accoué le lit. | They had leaned the bed. |
elles | elles avaient accoué | Elles avaient accoué l’échelle. | They had leaned the ladder. |
Other Conjugations for Accouer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb accouer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accouer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accouer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accouer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accouer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accouer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accouer (this article)
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accouer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accouer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accouer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accouer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accouer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accouer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accouer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accouer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accouer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accouer
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Accouer – 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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