Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb argenter
Introduction to the verb argenter
The English translation of the French verb argenter is “to silver”. In French, the infinitive form of the verb is pronounced as “ahr-zhan-tay”.
Argenter comes from the Old French word “argent”, which means “silver”. It is derived from the Latin word “argentum”. In everyday French, argenter is most often used in its past tense form, plus-que-parfait. This tense is used to talk about an action that happened before another past action.
Here are three examples of the usage of argenter in the plus-que-parfait tense with their English translations:
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J’avais argenté les couverts avant le dîner. (I had silvered the cutlery before dinner.)
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Tu avais argenté le miroir hier. (You had silvered the mirror yesterday.)
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Ils avaient argenté leur bijoux pour le mariage. (They had silvered their jewelry for the wedding.)
Table of the Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of argenter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’avais argentiné | J’avais argentiné la pièce. | I had silvered the piece. |
tu | tu avais argentiné | Tu avais argentiné le bijou. | You had silvered the jewel. |
il | il avait argentiné | Il avait argentiné le cadre. | He had silvered the frame. |
elle | elle avait argentiné | Elle avait argentiné la boucle. | She had silvered the buckle. |
on | on avait argentiné | On avait argentiné le miroir. | One had silvered the mirror. |
nous | nous avions argentiné | Nous avions argentiné la carafe. | We had silvered the carafe. |
vous | vous aviez argentiné | Vous aviez argentiné la cuillère. | You had silvered the spoon. |
ils | ils avaient argentiné | Ils avaient argentiné le vase. | They had silvered the vase. |
elles | elles avaient argentiné | Elles avaient argentiné la bague. | They had silvered the ring. |
Other Conjugations for Argenter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb argenter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb argenter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb argenter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb argenter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb argenter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb argenter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb argenter (this article)
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb argenter
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb argenter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb argenter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb argenter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb argenter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb argenter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb argenter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb argenter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb argenter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb argenter
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Argenter – 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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