Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caster
Introduction to the verb caster
The English translation of the French verb caster is “to cast” or “to throw.” The infinitive form of caster is pronounced as “kah-stay.”
Caster comes from the Latin word “castigare” which means “to punish” or “to chastise.” In French, it can also mean “to cast a spell” or “to bewitch.”
In everyday French, caster is most often used in the Plus-que-parfait tense, which is the past perfect tense. This tense is used to talk about an action that happened before another past action.
Here are three simple examples of its usage in the Plus-que-parfait tense, with their English translations:
- J’avais jeté une pierre sur le toit. (I had thrown a stone on the roof.)
- Elle avait ensorcelé tous les villageois. (She had bewitched all the villagers.)
- Ils avaient puni les enfants pour leur mauvais comportement. (They had punished the children for their bad behavior.)
Table of the Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of caster
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’avais casté | J’avais casté un sort. | I had cast a spell. |
tu | tu avais casté | Tu avais casté le sort. | You had cast the spell. |
il | il avait casté | Il avait casté la pierre. | He had cast the stone. |
elle | elle avait casté | Elle avait casté le sortilège. | She had cast the spell. |
on | on avait casté | On avait casté un enchantement. | One had cast an enchantment. |
nous | nous avions casté | Nous avions casté un sort. | We had cast a spell. |
vous | vous aviez casté | Vous aviez casté une malédiction. | You had cast a curse. |
ils | ils avaient casté | Ils avaient casté le sortilège. | They had cast the spell. |
elles | elles avaient casté | Elles avaient casté un sort. | They had cast a spell. |
Other Conjugations for Caster.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb caster
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caster
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caster
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caster
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caster
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caster
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caster (this article)
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caster
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caster
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caster
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caster
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caster
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caster
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caster
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caster
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caster
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caster
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Caster – 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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