Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb airer
Introduction to the verb airer
The English translation of the French verb airer is “to air” or “to hang out.” The infinitive form is pronounced “eh-ray.”
The word airer comes from the Old French word “aerier,” meaning “to air” or “to ventilate.” It is most often used in everyday French in the Plus-que-parfait tense, which is the past tense used to describe an action that happened before another past action. It is formed by using the auxiliary verb “avoir” or “être” in the imparfait tense followed by the past participle of the verb.
Examples of usage of airer in the Plus-que-parfait tense include:
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J’avais airé le linge avant qu’il ne commence à pleuvoir. (I had aired the laundry before it started raining.)
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Ils étaient sortis, ayant airé la pièce après le dîner. (They had gone out, having aired out the room after dinner.)
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Nous avions airé la chambre avant l’arrivée de nos invités. (We had aired out the room before our guests arrived.)
Table of the Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of airer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’avais aéré | J’avais aéré la chambre. | I had aired out the room. |
tu | tu avais aéré | Tu avais aéré le salon. | You had aired out the living room. |
il | il avait aéré | Il avait aéré le jardin. | He had aired out the garden. |
elle | elle avait aéré | Elle avait aéré la cuisine. | She had aired out the kitchen. |
on | on avait aéré | On avait aéré la pièce. | One had aired out the room. |
nous | nous avions aéré | Nous avions aéré la salle de bain. | We had aired out the bathroom. |
vous | vous aviez aéré | Vous aviez aéré la chambre. | You had aired out the room. |
ils | ils avaient aéré | Ils avaient aéré le balcon. | They had aired out the balcony. |
elles | elles avaient aéré | Elles avaient aéré la terrasse. | They had aired out the terrace. |
Other Conjugations for Airer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb airer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb airer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb airer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb airer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb airer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb airer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb airer (this article)
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb airer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb airer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb airer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb airer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb airer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb airer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb airer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb airer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb airer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb airer
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Airer – 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
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