Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb capter
Introduction to the verb capter
The English translation of the French verb capter is “to capture” or “to pick up.” It is pronounced “cah-pter” in its infinitive form.
Capter comes from the Latin word captare, meaning “to catch” or “to seize.” In everyday French, it is most often used in the Plus-que-parfait tense, which is the past perfect tense in English. This tense is used to describe an action that was completed at some point in the past before another past action. In French, it is formed with the auxiliary verb avoir or être in the imperfect tense, followed by the past participle of the main verb.
Here are three simple examples of capter in the Plus-que-parfait tense, with their English translations:
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J’avais capté le signal de la télévision avant que l’orage ne commence. (I had picked up the television signal before the storm started.)
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Ils étaient partis avant que je ne capte leur message. (They had left before I picked up their message.)
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Elle avait senti qu’elle avait capté son attention mais elle ne savait pas pourquoi. (She had felt that she had captured his attention but she didn’t know why.)
Table of the Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of capter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’avais capté | J’avais capté le signal. | I had captured the signal. |
tu | tu avais capté | Tu avais capté le message. | You had captured the message. |
il | il avait capté | Il avait capté la conversation. | He had recorded the conversation. |
elle | elle avait capté | Elle avait capté la radio. | She had tuned in to the radio. |
on | on avait capté | On avait capté le son. | One had picked up the sound. |
nous | nous avions capté | Nous avions capté le réseau. | We had picked up the network. |
vous | vous aviez capté | Vous aviez capté le signal. | You had captured the signal. |
ils | ils avaient capté | Ils avaient capté l’image. | They had captured the image. |
elles | elles avaient capté | Elles avaient capté la conversation. | They had recorded the conversation. |
Other Conjugations for Capter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb capter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb capter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb capter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb capter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb capter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb capter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb capter (this article)
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb capter
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb capter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb capter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb capter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb capter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb capter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb capter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb capter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb capter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb capter
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Capter – 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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