Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb costumer
Introduction to the verb costumer
The English translation of the French verb costumer is “to dress up” or “to costume.” It is pronounced “kaw-stoo-meh.”
Costumer comes from the French word “costume,” which means “costume” or “dress.” It is most often used in everyday French in the Plus-que-parfait tense, which is the past perfect tense in English. This tense is used to describe an action that happened before another past action.
Here are three simple examples of costumer being used in the Plus-que-parfait tense, with their English translations:
- J’avais costumé le chien avant d’aller au défilé. (I had dressed up the dog before going to the parade.)
- Elle avait costumé sa fille en princesse pour la fête d’Halloween. (She had dressed up her daughter as a princess for the Halloween party.)
- Nous avions costumé notre groupe en personnages de jeux vidéo pour le carnaval. (We had dressed up our group as video game characters for the carnival.)
Table of the Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of costumer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’avais costumé | J’avais costumé pour la pièce. | I had dressed up for the play. |
tu | tu avais costumé | Tu avais costumé pour la fête. | You had dressed up for the party. |
il | il avait costumé | Il avait costumé pour le défilé. | He had dressed up for the parade. |
elle | elle avait costumé | Elle avait costumé pour le bal masqué. | She had dressed up for the masquerade ball. |
on | on avait costumé | On avait costumé pour le carnaval. | One had dressed up for the carnival. |
nous | nous avions costumé | Nous avions costumé pour la soirée. | We had dressed up for the evening. |
vous | vous aviez costumé | Vous aviez costumé pour la cérémonie. | You had dressed up for the ceremony. |
ils | ils avaient costumé | Ils avaient costumé pour le spectacle. | They had dressed up for the show. |
elles | elles avaient costumé | Elles avaient costumé pour le théâtre. | They had dressed up for the theater. |
Other Conjugations for Costumer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb costumer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb costumer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb costumer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb costumer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb costumer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb costumer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb costumer (this article)
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb costumer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb costumer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb costumer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb costumer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb costumer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb costumer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb costumer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb costumer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb costumer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb costumer
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Costumer – 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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