Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bricoler
Introduction to the verb bricoler
The English translation of the French verb bricoler is “to tinker” or “to do odd jobs.” It is pronounced “bree-koh-lay” in its infinitive form.
The word bricoler comes from the Old French word “bricole,” which referred to a small hunting weapon made of a flexible branch and a piece of string. Over time, the word evolved to refer to any small object or tool used for tinkering or repairing things.
In everyday French, bricoler is most often used in the Plus-que-parfait tense, which is the past perfect tense. This tense is used to describe an action that was completed before another past action.
3 examples of bricoler in the Plus-que-parfait tense with their English translations are:
- J’avais bricolé toute la journée avant que mes amis arrivent. (I had been tinkering all day before my friends arrived.)
- Elle m’avait aidé à bricoler ma voiture avant de partir en vacances. (She had helped me tinker with my car before leaving for vacation.)
- Nous avions bricolé un projet de bricolage pour l’école avant de le présenter à la classe. (We had tinkered with a DIY project for school before presenting it to the class.)
Table of the Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of bricoler
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’avais bricolé | J’avais bricolé la lampe. | I had fixed the lamp. |
tu | tu avais bricolé | Tu avais bricolé la chaise. | You had fixed the chair. |
il | il avait bricolé | Il avait bricolé la porte. | He had fixed the door. |
elle | elle avait bricolé | Elle avait bricolé la clôture. | She had fixed the fence. |
on | on avait bricolé | On avait bricolé l’étagère. | One had fixed the shelf. |
nous | nous avions bricolé | Nous avions bricolé la voiture. | We had fixed the car. |
vous | vous aviez bricolé | Vous aviez bricolé le vélo. | You had fixed the bike. |
ils | ils avaient bricolé | Ils avaient bricolé la table. | They had fixed the table. |
elles | elles avaient bricolé | Elles avaient bricolé la fenêtre. | They had fixed the window. |
Other Conjugations for Bricoler.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb bricoler
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bricoler
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bricoler
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bricoler
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bricoler
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bricoler
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bricoler (this article)
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bricoler
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bricoler
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bricoler
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bricoler
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bricoler
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bricoler
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bricoler
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bricoler
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bricoler
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bricoler
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Bricoler – 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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