Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb comploter
Introduction to the verb comploter
The English translation of the French verb comploter is “to plot” or “to conspire.” It is pronounced “kohm-pluh-tey” in its infinitive form.
Comploter comes from the Latin word “complicare,” which means “to fold together.” It entered the French language in the 15th century and originally referred to the act of folding fabric. Over time, it evolved to also mean “to plot” or “to scheme.”
In everyday French, comploter is most often used in the plus-que-parfait tense to talk about actions that were completed before another past action. It is typically used in a negative or suspicious context.
Three examples of comploter in the plus-que-parfait tense with their English translations are:
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Les ennemis complotaient déjà contre lui avant qu’il ne devienne roi. (The enemies had already conspired against him before he became king.)
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Nous nous sommes doutés qu’elle nous avait comploté quelque chose lorsque nous avons vu les bouteilles de champagne. (We suspected she had plotted something against us when we saw the champagne bottles.)
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J’avais toujours pensé qu’il complotait quelque chose, mais je ne savais pas quoi exactement. (I had always thought he was plotting something, but I didn’t know what exactly.)
Table of the Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of comploter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’avais comploté | J’avais comploté contre lui. | I had conspired against him. |
tu | tu avais comploté | Tu avais comploté avec lui. | You had conspired with him. |
il | il avait comploté | Il avait comploté contre le gouvernement. | He had conspired against the government. |
elle | elle avait comploté | Elle avait comploté avec ses amis. | She had conspired with her friends. |
on | on avait comploté | On avait comploté pour détruire le plan. | One had conspired to destroy the plan. |
nous | nous avions comploté | Nous avions comploté pour prendre le pouvoir. | We had conspired to take over power. |
vous | vous aviez comploté | Vous aviez comploté ensemble. | You had conspired together. |
ils | ils avaient comploté | Ils avaient comploté contre le roi. | They had conspired against the king. |
elles | elles avaient comploté | Elles avaient comploté pour renverser le gouvernement. | They had conspired to overthrow the government. |
Other Conjugations for Comploter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb comploter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb comploter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb comploter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb comploter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb comploter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb comploter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb comploter (this article)
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb comploter
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb comploter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb comploter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb comploter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb comploter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb comploter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb comploter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb comploter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb comploter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb comploter
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Comploter – 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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