Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb courtauder
Introduction to the verb courtauder
The English translation of the French verb courtauder is “to flirt” or “to court”. It is pronounced as koor-toh-dehr in the infinitive form.
The word courtauder comes from the French noun “court” which means “court” or “palace”, and the suffix “-aude” which is often used to denote a person who does something habitually. Therefore, courtauder can be interpreted as “someone who frequents the court” or “someone who flirts frequently”.
In everyday French, courtauder is most often used in the Plus-que-parfait tense, which is the past perfect tense. This tense is used to describe an action that was completed in the past before another action also in the past.
Here are three examples of its usage in the Plus-que-parfait tense with their English translations:
- J’avais courtaudé avec elle avant de partir en voyage. (I had flirted with her before leaving on a trip.)
- Il avait courtaudé avec plusieurs filles avant de se marier. (He had flirted with several girls before getting married.)
- Nous avions courtaudé toute la nuit avant de se rendre compte qu’il était déjà l’heure de partir. (We had flirted all night before realizing it was already time to leave.)
Table of the Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of courtauder
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’avais courtaudé | J’avais courtaudé la princesse. | I had courted the princess. |
tu | tu avais courtaudé | Tu avais courtaudé la comtesse. | You had courted the countess. |
il | il avait courtaudé | Il avait courtaudé la duchesse. | He had courted the duchess. |
elle | elle avait courtaudé | Elle avait courtaudé la reine. | She had courted the queen. |
on | on avait courtaudé | On avait courtaudé la marquise. | One had courted the marchioness. |
nous | nous avions courtaudé | Nous avions courtaudé la baronne. | We had courted the baroness. |
vous | vous aviez courtaudé | Vous aviez courtaudé l’impératrice. | You had courted the empress. |
ils | ils avaient courtaudé | Ils avaient courtaudé la duchesse. | They had courted the duchess. |
elles | elles avaient courtaudé | Elles avaient courtaudé la princesse. | They had courted the princess. |
Other Conjugations for Courtauder.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb courtauder
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb courtauder
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb courtauder
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb courtauder
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb courtauder
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb courtauder
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb courtauder (this article)
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb courtauder
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb courtauder
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb courtauder
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb courtauder
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb courtauder
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb courtauder
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb courtauder
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb courtauder
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb courtauder
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb courtauder
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Courtauder – 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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