Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contaminer
Introduction to the verb contaminer
The English translation of the French verb contaminer is “to contaminate.” It is pronounced as “kohn-tah-mee-neh.”
The word “contaminer” comes from the Latin word “contaminare,” which means “to defile” or “to pollute.” In everyday French, it is often used to describe the action of spreading or transmitting something harmful or undesirable.
In the Plus-que-parfait tense, contaminer is used to talk about an action that had been completed before another past action. Here are three examples of its usage in this tense, along with their English translations:
- J’avais contaminé la nourriture en touchant les aliments avec des mains sales. (I had contaminated the food by touching it with dirty hands.)
- Ils avaient contaminé la rivière en déversant des produits chimiques. (They had contaminated the river by dumping chemicals.)
- Les enfants avaient contaminé toute la classe en apportant un virus à l’école. (The children had contaminated the entire class by bringing a virus to school.)
In each of these examples, the action of contamination had already taken place before another event or action in the past.
Table of the Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of contaminer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’avais contaminé | J’avais contaminé l’eau. | I had contaminated the water. |
tu | tu avais contaminé | Tu avais contaminé l’air. | You had contaminated the air. |
il | il avait contaminé | Il avait contaminé le sol. | He had contaminated the ground. |
elle | elle avait contaminé | Elle avait contaminé la nourriture. | She had contaminated the food. |
on | on avait contaminé | On avait contaminé les aliments. | One had contaminated the food. |
nous | nous avions contaminé | Nous avions contaminé les animaux. | We had contaminated the animals. |
vous | vous aviez contaminé | Vous aviez contaminé les plantes. | You had contaminated the plants. |
ils | ils avaient contaminé | Ils avaient contaminé la rivière. | They had contaminated the river. |
elles | elles avaient contaminé | Elles avaient contaminé le sol. | They had contaminated the soil. |
Other Conjugations for Contaminer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb contaminer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contaminer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contaminer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contaminer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contaminer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contaminer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contaminer (this article)
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contaminer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contaminer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contaminer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contaminer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contaminer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contaminer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contaminer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contaminer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contaminer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contaminer
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Contaminer – 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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