Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb appéter
Introduction to the verb appéter
The English translation of the French verb appéter is “to crave” or “to desire.” It is pronounced “ah-peh-tay.”
The language origin of appéter comes from the Latin verb “appetere” which means “to seek eagerly” or “to strive for.” In everyday French, appéter 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 had already been completed before another past action.
3 examples of appéter in the Plus-que-parfait tense:
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J’avais appété un morceau de gâteau après avoir fini mon dîner. (I had craved a piece of cake after finishing my dinner.)
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Tu avais appété une glace mais tu as décidé de ne pas la manger. (You had desired an ice cream but you decided not to eat it.)
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Elle avait appété un nouveau téléphone depuis longtemps avant de l’acheter finalement. (She had been craving a new phone for a long time before finally buying it.)
Table of the Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of appéter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’avais appété | J’avais appété l’assiette. | I had drooled over the plate. |
tu | tu avais appété | Tu avais appété le dessert. | You had drooled over the dessert. |
il | il avait appété | Il avait appété le plat. | He had drooled over the dish. |
elle | elle avait appété | Elle avait appété le gâteau. | She had drooled over the cake. |
on | on avait appété | On avait appété le fromage. | One had drooled over the cheese. |
nous | nous avions appété | Nous avions appété le repas. | We had drooled over the meal. |
vous | vous aviez appété | Vous aviez appété le pain. | You had drooled over the bread. |
ils | ils avaient appété | Ils avaient appété le poisson. | They had drooled over the fish. |
elles | elles avaient appété | Elles avaient appété la tarte. | They had drooled over the tart. |
Other Conjugations for Appéter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb appéter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb appéter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb appéter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb appéter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb appéter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb appéter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb appéter (this article)
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb appéter
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb appéter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb appéter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb appéter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb appéter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb appéter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb appéter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb appéter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb appéter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb appéter
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Appéter – 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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