Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bonimenter
Introduction to the verb bonimenter
The English translation of the French verb bonimenter is “to embellish” or “to exaggerate.” It is pronounced as boh-nee-mahn-teh.
Bonimenter comes from the French words bon (good) and mentir (to lie), and it literally means “to tell good lies.” In everyday French, it is most often used in the Plus-que-parfait tense, which is the past perfect tense and is used to indicate an action that occurred before another action in the past.
Here are three simple examples of bonimenter used in the Plus-que-parfait tense:
- J’avais bonimenté sur mes compétences pour obtenir ce poste. (I had embellished my skills to get this job.)
- Ils avaient bonimenté sur leur richesse pour impressionner leurs voisins. (They had exaggerated their wealth to impress their neighbors.)
- Elle avait bonimenté sur ses exploits pour se faire remarquer. (She had embellished her achievements to get noticed.)
English translations:
- I had embellished my skills to get this job.
- They had exaggerated their wealth to impress their neighbors.
- She had embellished her achievements to get noticed.
Table of the Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of bonimenter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’avais bonimenté | J’avais bonimenté sur le marché. | I had made a sales pitch at the market. |
tu | tu avais bonimenté | Tu avais bonimenté pendant des heures. | You had made a sales pitch for hours. |
il | il avait bonimenté | Il avait bonimenté le produit. | He had made a sales pitch for the product. |
elle | elle avait bonimenté | Elle avait bonimenté pour attirer les clients. | She had made a sales pitch to attract customers. |
on | on avait bonimenté | On avait bonimenté afin de vendre plus. | One had made a sales pitch to sell more. |
nous | nous avions bonimenté | Nous avions bonimenté pour promouvoir notre produit. | We had made a sales pitch to promote our product. |
vous | vous aviez bonimenté | Vous aviez bonimenté pour convaincre le public. | You had made a sales pitch to convince the public. |
ils | ils avaient bonimenté | Ils avaient bonimenté sur la qualité du produit. | They had made a sales pitch about the quality of the product. |
elles | elles avaient bonimenté | Elles avaient bonimenté pour vendre leurs produits. | They had made a sales pitch to sell their products. |
Other Conjugations for Bonimenter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb bonimenter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bonimenter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bonimenter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bonimenter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bonimenter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bonimenter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bonimenter (this article)
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bonimenter
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bonimenter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bonimenter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bonimenter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bonimenter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bonimenter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bonimenter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bonimenter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bonimenter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bonimenter
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Bonimenter – 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
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