Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aventurer
Introduction to the verb aventurer
The English translation of the French verb aventurer is “to venture”. The infinitive form is pronounced as ah-ven-tu-ray.
The word aventurer comes from the Old French word aventurer, which means “to risk, to undertake, to try”. It is derived from the Latin word adventurus, which means “about to happen, future”. In everyday French, aventurer is most often used in the Plus-que-parfait tense, which is the past perfect tense in English.
Here are three examples of how aventurer is used in the Plus-que-parfait tense, with their English translations:
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J’avais aventuré ma vie pour sauver celle de mon ami. (I had risked my life to save my friend’s.)
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Elle avait aventuré son argent dans un investissement risqué. (She had risked her money in a risky investment.)
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Nous avions aventuré nos projets de vacances sans avoir assez d’argent. (We had undertaken our vacation plans without having enough money.)
In these examples, aventurer is used to describe actions that were completed in the past, before another event or time in the past. It is often used to express a sense of risk or uncertainty in the past.
Table of the Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of aventurer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’avais aventuré | J’avais aventuré en forêt. | I had ventured into the forest. |
tu | tu avais aventuré | Tu avais aventuré dans la montagne. | You had ventured into the mountain. |
il | il avait aventuré | Il avait aventuré sur le rivage. | He had ventured onto the shore. |
elle | elle avait aventuré | Elle avait aventuré en ville. | She had ventured into the city. |
on | on avait aventuré | On avait aventuré dans le désert. | One had ventured into the desert. |
nous | nous avions aventuré | Nous avions aventuré dans la jungle. | We had ventured into the jungle. |
vous | vous aviez aventuré | Vous aviez aventuré en mer. | You had ventured into the sea. |
ils | ils avaient aventuré | Ils avaient aventuré en montagne. | They had ventured into the mountains. |
elles | elles avaient aventuré | Elles avaient aventuré en forêt. | They had ventured into the forest. |
Other Conjugations for Aventurer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb aventurer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aventurer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aventurer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aventurer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aventurer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aventurer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aventurer (this article)
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aventurer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aventurer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aventurer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aventurer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aventurer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aventurer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aventurer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aventurer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aventurer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aventurer
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Aventurer – 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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