Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dater
Introduction to the verb dater
The English translation of the French verb dater is “to date.” The infinitive form is pronounced as “da-tey.”
The word dater comes from the Latin word “data,” meaning “given, assigned.” In everyday French, it is used to indicate the act of establishing or recording the date of something. It can also refer to the act of dating someone romantically.
In the Plus-que-parfait tense, dater is used to describe an action that had happened before another past action. Here are three simple examples of its usage in this tense, with the respective English translations:
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J’avais daté mes lettres avant de partir en voyage. (I had dated my letters before leaving on the trip.)
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Elle avait déjà daté plusieurs personnes avant de rencontrer son mari. (She had dated several people before meeting her husband.)
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Nous avions daté ce document il y a deux semaines. (We had dated this document two weeks ago.)
Table of the Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of dater
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’avais daté | J’avais daté le document. | I had dated the document. |
tu | tu avais daté | Tu avais daté le dossier. | You had dated the file. |
il | il avait daté | Il avait daté le contrat. | He had dated the contract. |
elle | elle avait daté | Elle avait daté la lettre. | She had dated the letter. |
on | on avait daté | On avait daté le formulaire. | One had dated the form. |
nous | nous avions daté | Nous avions daté la facture. | We had dated the invoice. |
vous | vous aviez daté | Vous aviez daté le courrier. | You had dated the mail. |
ils | ils avaient daté | Ils avaient daté le rapport. | They had dated the report. |
elles | elles avaient daté | Elles avaient daté le dossier. | They had dated the file. |
Other Conjugations for Dater.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb dater
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dater
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dater
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dater
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dater
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dater
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dater (this article)
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dater
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dater
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dater
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dater
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dater
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dater
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dater
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dater
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dater
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dater
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Dater – 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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