Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb acenser
Introduction to the verb acenser
The English translation of the French verb acenser is to incense or to censer. The infinitive form is pronounced “a-sɑ̃-se”.
Acenser comes from the Latin word “incendere” meaning “to burn”. In everyday French, acenser is most often used in the Plus-que-parfait tense to talk about an action that had been completed before another action in the past.
Examples:
- J’avais acensé l’église avant que les invités arrivent. (I had incensed the church before the guests arrived.)
- Les prêtres avaient acensé les fidèles pendant la cérémonie. (The priests had incensed the faithful during the ceremony.)
- Mes parents m’avaient acensé avec de l’encens pour me purifier. (My parents had incensed me with incense to purify me.)
Table of the Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of acenser
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’avais acensé | J’avais acensé la table. | I had censed the table. |
tu | tu avais acensé | Tu avais acensé l’autel. | You had censed the altar. |
il | il avait acensé | Il avait acensé la pièce. | He had censed the room. |
elle | elle avait acensé | Elle avait acensé la statue. | She had censed the statue. |
on | on avait acensé | On avait acensé la chapelle. | One had censed the chapel. |
nous | nous avions acensé | Nous avions acensé l’église. | We had censed the church. |
vous | vous aviez acensé | Vous aviez acensé l’autel. | You had censed the altar. |
ils | ils avaient acensé | Ils avaient acensé l’abbaye. | They had censed the abbey. |
elles | elles avaient acensé | Elles avaient acensé la salle. | They had censed the hall. |
Other Conjugations for Acenser.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb acenser
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb acenser
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb acenser
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb acenser
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb acenser
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb acenser
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb acenser (this article)
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb acenser
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb acenser
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb acenser
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb acenser
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb acenser
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb acenser
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb acenser
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb acenser
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb acenser
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb acenser
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Acenser – 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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