Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chaparder
Introduction to the verb chaparder
The English translation of the French verb chaparder is “to steal/to pilfer”. It is pronounced sha-pa-rde.
The language origin of chaparder can be traced back to the Old French word “chaper”, meaning “to take”. It evolved into “chaperon”, which means “to lead/take care of”. From there, it transformed into “chaperot”, meaning “to take secretly”, and eventually became “chaparder”, with the meaning of “to steal/pilfer”.
In everyday French, chaparder 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 action in the past.
Example 1: J’avais chapardé de l’argent avant de partir en voyage. (I had stolen some money before leaving on a trip.)
Example 2: Elle avait toujours chapardé des bonbons dans le magasin quand elle était petite. (She had always stolen candy from the store when she was little.)
Example 3: Ils avaient chapardé des bijoux avant de fuir le pays. (They had stolen jewelry before fleeing the country.)
English translations:
- I had stolen some money before leaving on a trip.
- She had always stolen candy from the store when she was little.
- They had stolen jewelry before fleeing the country.
Table of the Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of chaparder
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’avais chapardé | J’avais chapardé un livre. | I had stolen a book. |
tu | tu avais chapardé | Tu avais chapardé un bijou. | You had stolen a piece of jewelry. |
il | il avait chapardé | Il avait chapardé de l’argent. | He had stolen some money. |
elle | elle avait chapardé | Elle avait chapardé un sac. | She had stolen a bag. |
on | on avait chapardé | On avait chapardé des légumes. | One had stolen some vegetables. |
nous | nous avions chapardé | Nous avions chapardé des fruits. | We had stolen some fruits. |
vous | vous aviez chapardé | Vous aviez chapardé des vêtements. | You had stolen some clothes. |
ils | ils avaient chapardé | Ils avaient chapardé des objets. | They had stolen some objects. |
elles | elles avaient chapardé | Elles avaient chapardé de la nourriture. | They had stolen some food. |
Other Conjugations for Chaparder.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb chaparder
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chaparder
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chaparder
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chaparder
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chaparder
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chaparder
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chaparder (this article)
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chaparder
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chaparder
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chaparder
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chaparder
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chaparder
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chaparder
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chaparder
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chaparder
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chaparder
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chaparder
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Chaparder – 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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