Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb américaniser
Introduction to the verb américaniser
The English translation of the French verb américaniser is “to Americanize.” It is pronounced “ah-mehr-ee-kan-ee-zay” in the infinitive form.
The verb américaniser comes from the noun Américain, meaning “American,” and the suffix -iser, which is used to indicate a process or action. It first appeared in the early 19th century and became more commonly used in the early 20th century due to the influence of American culture around the world.
Américaniser is most often used in everyday French 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 past action.
Here are three examples of américaniser in the Plus-que-parfait tense with their English translations:
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J’avais américanisé mon appartement avant l’arrivée de mes amis.
I had Americanized my apartment before my friends arrived. -
Elle avait américanisé sa prononciation après avoir vécu aux États-Unis.
She had Americanized her pronunciation after living in the United States. -
Nous avions américanisé notre alimentation en mangeant plus de fast-food.
We had Americanized our diet by eating more fast food.
Table of the Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of américaniser
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’avais américanisé | J’avais américanisé mon style vestimentaire. | I had Americanized my fashion style. |
tu | tu avais américanisé | Tu avais américanisé ta nourriture préférée. | You had Americanized your favorite food. |
il | il avait américanisé | Il avait américanisé l’économie du pays. | He had Americanized the economy of the country. |
elle | elle avait américanisé | Elle avait américanisé sa manière de penser. | She had Americanized her way of thinking. |
on | on avait américanisé | On avait américanisé le système éducatif. | One had Americanized the education system. |
nous | nous avions américanisé | Nous avions américanisé notre façon de vivre. | We had Americanized our way of life. |
vous | vous aviez américanisé | Vous aviez américanisé votre langue maternelle. | You had Americanized your native language. |
ils | ils avaient américanisé | Ils avaient américanisé leur culture. | They had Americanized their culture. |
elles | elles avaient américanisé | Elles avaient américanisé leur musique. | They had Americanized their music. |
Other Conjugations for Américaniser.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb américaniser
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb américaniser
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb américaniser
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb américaniser
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb américaniser
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb américaniser
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb américaniser (this article)
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb américaniser
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb américaniser
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb américaniser
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb américaniser
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb américaniser
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb américaniser
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb américaniser
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb américaniser
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb américaniser
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Américaniser – 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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