Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bobiner
Introduction to the verb bobiner
The English translation of the French verb bobiner is “to wind” or “to spool”. The infinitive form of bobiner is pronounced as “bo-bee-neh”.
Bobiner is a regular -er verb and its language origin can be traced back to the Old French word “bobine” meaning “spool”. It is most often used in everyday French in the Plus-que-parfait tense, which is the past perfect tense.
Example 1: J’avais bobiné le fil avant de le ranger. (I had wound the thread before putting it away.)
Example 2: Tu avais bobiné la laine pour faire une écharpe. (You had spooled the yarn to make a scarf.)
Example 3: Elle avait bobiné le câble électrique pour éviter les nœuds. (She had wound the electrical cord to avoid tangles.)
In these examples, bobiner is used in its past participle form (bobiné) to indicate an action that was completed before another past action. The Plus-que-parfait tense is often used to describe events that occurred before a specific point in the past.
Table of the Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of bobiner
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’avais bobiné | J’avais bobiné la laine. | I had wound the wool. |
tu | tu avais bobiné | Tu avais bobiné le fil. | You had wound the thread. |
il | il avait bobiné | Il avait bobiné le câble. | He had wound the cable. |
elle | elle avait bobiné | Elle avait bobiné le ruban. | She had wound the ribbon. |
on | on avait bobiné | On avait bobiné le fil électrique. | One had wound the electrical wire. |
nous | nous avions bobiné | Nous avions bobiné le fil. | We had wound the thread. |
vous | vous aviez bobiné | Vous aviez bobiné la corde. | You had wound the rope. |
ils | ils avaient bobiné | Ils avaient bobiné le ressort. | They had wound the spring. |
elles | elles avaient bobiné | Elles avaient bobiné la ficelle. | They had wound the string. |
Other Conjugations for Bobiner.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb bobiner
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bobiner
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bobiner
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bobiner
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bobiner
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bobiner
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bobiner (this article)
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bobiner
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bobiner
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bobiner
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bobiner
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bobiner
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bobiner
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bobiner
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bobiner
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bobiner
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bobiner
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Bobiner – 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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