Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb culpabiliser
Introduction to the verb culpabiliser
The English translation of the French verb culpabiliser is “to make someone feel guilty.” It is pronounced “kool-pa-bee-lee-zay.”
The word culpabiliser comes from the Latin word “culpabilis” which means “guilty” and the French suffix “-iser” which is used to form verbs. It is most often used in everyday French 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 past action.
Three examples of the usage of culpabiliser in the Plus-que-parfait tense are:
- J’avais culpabilisĂ© mon frĂšre avant qu’il ne parle Ă nos parents. (I had made my brother feel guilty before he spoke to our parents.)
- Elle avait culpabilisĂ© son amie pour ne pas l’avoir invitĂ©e Ă la fĂȘte. (She had made her friend feel guilty for not inviting her to the party.)
- Nous avions culpabilisé nos voisins pour avoir laissé leur chien aboyer toute la nuit. (We had made our neighbors feel guilty for letting their dog bark all night.)
The English translations of these sentences are:
- I had made my brother feel guilty before he spoke to our parents.
- She had made her friend feel guilty for not inviting her to the party.
- We had made our neighbors feel guilty for letting their dog bark all night.
Table of the Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of culpabiliser
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’avais culpabilisĂ© | J’avais culpabilisĂ© pour mes erreurs. | I had felt guilty for my mistakes. |
tu | tu avais culpabilisé | Tu avais culpabilisé pour ton mensonge. | You had felt guilty for your lie. |
il | il avait culpabilisé | Il avait culpabilisé pour sa négligence. | He had felt guilty for his negligence. |
elle | elle avait culpabilisé | Elle avait culpabilisé pour son comportement. | She had felt guilty for her behavior. |
on | on avait culpabilisé | On avait culpabilisé pour notre absence. | One had felt guilty for our absence. |
nous | nous avions culpabilisé | Nous avions culpabilisé pour notre retard. | We had felt guilty for our lateness. |
vous | vous aviez culpabilisé | Vous aviez culpabilisé pour votre silence. | You had felt guilty for your silence. |
ils | ils avaient culpabilisé | Ils avaient culpabilisé pour leur part de responsabilité. | They had felt guilty for their share of responsibility. |
elles | elles avaient culpabilisé | Elles avaient culpabilisé pour leur échec. | They had felt guilty for their failure. |
Other Conjugations for Culpabiliser.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb culpabiliser
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb culpabiliser
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb culpabiliser
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb culpabiliser
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb culpabiliser
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb culpabiliser
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb culpabiliser (this article)
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb culpabiliser
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb culpabiliser
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb culpabiliser
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb culpabiliser
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb culpabiliser
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb culpabiliser
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb culpabiliser
LâimpĂ©ratif PrĂ©sent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb culpabiliser
Lâinfinitif PrĂ©sent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb culpabiliser
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Culpabiliser – 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
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