Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chasser
Introduction to the verb chasser
The English translation of the French verb chasser is “to hunt” or “to chase.” The infinitive form is pronounced “sha-say.”
The language origin of chasser can be traced back to the Latin word “captiare,” meaning “to capture.” It is most often used in everyday French in the Plus-que-parfait tense, which is the past perfect tense and is used to describe actions that were completed before another past action.
Example 1: J’avais chassé toute la journée avant de rentrer à la maison. (I had hunted all day before coming home.)
Example 2: Ils avaient chassé dans cette forêt depuis des années avant qu’elle ne soit déclarée zone protégée. (They had hunted in this forest for years before it was declared a protected area.)
Example 3: Elle m’avait chassé de sa vie avant de réaliser qu’elle avait fait une erreur. (She had chased me out of her life before realizing she had made a mistake.)
English translations:
Example 1: I had hunted all day before coming home.
Example 2: They had hunted in this forest for years before it was declared a protected area.
Example 3: She had chased me out of her life before realizing she had made a mistake.
Table of the Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of chasser
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’avais chassé | J’avais chassé les oiseaux. | I had chased the birds. |
tu | tu avais chassé | Tu avais chassé le lapin. | You had chased the rabbit. |
il | il avait chassé | Il avait chassé le cerf. | He had chased the deer. |
elle | elle avait chassé | Elle avait chassé le renard. | She had chased the fox. |
on | on avait chassé | On avait chassé les sangliers. | One had chased the wild boars. |
nous | nous avions chassé | Nous avions chassé les loups. | We had chased the wolves. |
vous | vous aviez chassé | Vous aviez chassé les écureuils. | You had chased the squirrels. |
ils | ils avaient chassé | Ils avaient chassé les lapins. | They had chased the rabbits. |
elles | elles avaient chassé | Elles avaient chassé les cerfs. | They had chased the deer. |
Other Conjugations for Chasser.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb chasser
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chasser
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chasser
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chasser
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chasser
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chasser
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chasser (this article)
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chasser
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chasser
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chasser
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chasser
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chasser
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chasser
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chasser
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chasser
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chasser
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chasser
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Chasser – 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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