Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb avérer
Introduction to the verb avérer
The English translation of the French verb avérer is “to prove” or “to turn out to be.” The infinitive form is pronounced “ah-vuh-reh.”
The word avérer comes from the Latin verb adverare, which means “to confirm” or “to verify.” It entered the French language in the 12th century and has been used in a variety of contexts, but it is most commonly used in the Plus-que-parfait tense to indicate an action that was completed before another past action.
Here are three examples of avérer in the Plus-que-parfait tense with their English translations:
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Les soupçons se sont avérés infondés.
Translation: The suspicions turned out to be unfounded. -
J’avais espéré que tu serais là, mais cela ne s’est pas avéré.
Translation: I had hoped that you would be there, but it didn’t turn out that way. -
Le projet s’était avéré plus difficile que prévu.
Translation: The project had proven to be more difficult than expected.
Table of the Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of avérer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’avais avéré | J’avais avéré mon innocence. | I had proven my innocence. |
tu | tu avais avéré | Tu avais avéré tes soupçons. | You had confirmed your suspicions. |
il | il avait avéré | Il avait avéré sa théorie. | He had proven his theory. |
elle | elle avait avéré | Elle avait avéré sa culpabilité. | She had proven her guilt. |
on | on avait avéré | On avait avéré notre théorie. | One had proven our theory. |
nous | nous avions avéré | Nous avions avéré nos doutes. | We had confirmed our doubts. |
vous | vous aviez avéré | Vous aviez avéré leur responsabilité. | You had proven their responsibility. |
ils | ils avaient avéré | Ils avaient avéré leur innocence. | They had proven their innocence. |
elles | elle avaient avéré | Elles avaient avéré leur identité. | They had proven their identity. |
Other Conjugations for Avérer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb avérer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb avérer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb avérer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb avérer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb avérer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb avérer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb avérer (this article)
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb avérer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb avérer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb avérer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb avérer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb avérer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb avérer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb avérer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb avérer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb avérer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb avérer
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Avérer – 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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