Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bramer
Introduction to the verb bramer
The English translation of the French verb bramer is “to bellow” or “to roar.” The infinitive form, bramer, is pronounced “brah-may.”
The word bramer comes from the Old French word “braire,” which meant “to cry out” or “to bellow.” It can also be traced back to the Latin word “bragere,” meaning “to roar.”
In everyday French, the verb bramer is most often used in the Plus-que-parfait tense, which is the past perfect tense in English. This tense is used to talk about actions that were completed before another past event. Here are three simple examples of its usage in this tense, with their respective English translations:
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Quand j’ai entendu le cerf bramer dans la forêt, j’avais déjà pris une photo. (When I heard the deer bellow in the forest, I had already taken a photo.)
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Les vaches avaient commencé à bramer avant que l’orage n’éclate. (The cows had started to bellow before the storm broke out.)
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Quand nous sommes arrivés à la ferme, les cochons avaient bramé toute la nuit. (When we arrived at the farm, the pigs had been bellowing all night.)
Table of the Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of bramer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’avais bramé | J’avais bramé toute la nuit. | I had bellowed all night. |
tu | tu avais bramé | Tu avais bramé dans la forêt. | You had bellowed in the forest. |
il | il avait bramé | Il avait bramé en colère. | He had bellowed in anger. |
elle | elle avait bramé | Elle avait bramé avec émotion. | She had bellowed with emotion. |
on | on avait bramé | On avait bramé pour attirer l’attention. | One had bellowed to get attention. |
nous | nous avions bramé | Nous avions bramé de désespoir. | We had bellowed in despair. |
vous | vous aviez bramé | Vous aviez bramé pour nous retrouver. | You had bellowed to find us. |
ils | ils avaient bramé | Ils avaient bramé de joie. | They had bellowed in joy. |
elles | elles avaient bramé | Elles avaient bramé pour célébrer. | They had bellowed to celebrate. |
Other Conjugations for Bramer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb bramer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bramer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bramer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bramer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bramer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bramer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bramer (this article)
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bramer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bramer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bramer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bramer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bramer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bramer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bramer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bramer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bramer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bramer
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Bramer – 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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