Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cantonner
Introduction to the verb cantonner
The English translation of the French verb cantonner is “to quarter” or “to station”. It is pronounced as “kahN-toh-nay” in its infinitive form.
The word cantonner comes from the Old French word “cantoner” which means “to divide into cantons or districts”. It is derived from the Latin word “cantus” which means “corner” or “angle”.
In everyday French, the verb cantonner is often used in the Plus-que-parfait tense to express an action that occurred before another past action. It is formed by using the auxiliary verb “avoir” in the imperfect tense and adding the past participle “cantonné”.
Here are three simple examples of how cantonner is used in Plus-que-parfait tense:
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Ils avaient cantonné les soldats dans les villages voisins. (They had quartered the soldiers in the neighboring villages.)
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Elle avait cantonné ses affaires dans une chambre d’hôtel. (She had stationed her belongings in a hotel room.)
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Nos ancêtres avaient cantonné leurs troupeaux dans cette vallée pendant des générations. (Our ancestors had grazed their herds in this valley for generations.)
Table of the Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of cantonner
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | m’étaient cantonné | Il m’était cantonné dans ce secteur. | I had been confined to this sector. |
tu | tu t’étais cantonné | Tu t’étais cantonné dans cet hôtel. | You had been confined to this hotel. |
il | il s’était cantonné | Il s’était cantonné dans ce bâtiment. | He had been confined to this building. |
elle | elle s’était cantonnée | Elle s’était cantonnée dans cette zone. | She had been confined to this area. |
on | on s’était cantonné | On s’était cantonné dans cette ville. | One had been confined to this city. |
nous | nous nous étions cantonnés | Nous nous étions cantonnés dans ce quartier. | We had been confined to this neighborhood. |
vous | vous vous étiez cantonnés | Vous vous étiez cantonnés dans ce pays. | You had been confined to this country. |
ils | ils s’étaient cantonnés | Ils s’étaient cantonnés dans cette région. | They had been confined to this region. |
elles | elles s’étaient cantonnées | Elles s’étaient cantonnées dans cette province. | They had been confined to this province. |
Other Conjugations for Cantonner.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb cantonner
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cantonner
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cantonner
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cantonner
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cantonner
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cantonner
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cantonner (this article)
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cantonner
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cantonner
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cantonner
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cantonner
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cantonner
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cantonner
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cantonner
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cantonner
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cantonner
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cantonner
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Cantonner – 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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