Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb discuter
Introduction to the verb discuter
The English translation of the French verb discuter is “to discuss.” It is pronounced as “dee-skoo-tay” in its infinitive form.
The word “discuter” comes from the Latin term “discutere” which means “to shake up” or “to argue.” In everyday French, it is commonly used in the Plus-que-parfait tense, which is the past perfect tense.
Here are three simple examples of discuter in the Plus-que-parfait tense with their respective English translations:
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J’avais discuté avec mon professeur avant de rendre mon devoir. (I had discussed with my teacher before handing in my homework.)
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Nous avions déjà discuté de ce sujet hier soir. (We had already discussed this topic last night.)
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Elle m’avait promis de discuter avec ses parents pour me laisser aller au concert. (She had promised me to discuss with her parents to let me go to the concert.)
Table of the Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of discuter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’avais discuté | J’avais discuté avec mon ami. | I had discussed with my friend. |
tu | tu avais discuté | Tu avais discuté avec ta mère. | You had discussed with your mother. |
il | il avait discuté | Il avait discuté avec son patron. | He had discussed with his boss. |
elle | elle avait discuté | Elle avait discuté avec sa collègue. | She had discussed with her colleague. |
on | on avait discuté | On avait discuté avec des étrangers. | One had discussed with strangers. |
nous | nous avions discuté | Nous avions discuté du projet. | We had discussed about the project. |
vous | vous aviez discuté | Vous aviez discuté du problème. | You had discussed about the problem. |
ils | ils avaient discuté | Ils avaient discuté de la politique. | They had discussed about politics. |
elles | elles avaient discuté | Elles avaient discuté de l’événement. | They had discussed about the event. |
Other Conjugations for Discuter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb discuter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb discuter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb discuter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb discuter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb discuter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb discuter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb discuter (this article)
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb discuter
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb discuter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb discuter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb discuter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb discuter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb discuter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb discuter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb discuter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb discuter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb discuter
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Discuter – 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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