Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb diviser
Introduction to the verb diviser
The English translation of the French verb diviser is “to divide.” It is pronounced “dee-vee-zay” in its infinitive form.
The origin of the word diviser can be traced back to the Latin word “dividere,” meaning “to separate.” In everyday French, diviser is most often used to express the action of splitting or separating something into smaller parts or groups.
In the Plus-que-parfait tense, diviser is used to talk about an action that had been completed before another action in the past. Here are three simple examples of its usage in this tense, with their English translations:
- J’avais déjà divisé les ingrédients avant que tu arrives. (I had already divided the ingredients before you arrived.)
- Nous avions divisé le gâteau en parts égales avant de le servir. (We had divided the cake into equal pieces before serving it.)
- Ils avaient divisé leurs biens avant leur divorce. (They had divided their belongings before their divorce.)
Table of the Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of diviser
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’avais divisé | J’avais divisé le gâteau. | I had divided the cake. |
tu | tu avais divisé | Tu avais divisé les tâches. | You had divided the tasks. |
il | il avait divisé | Il avait divisé le terrain. | He had divided the land. |
elle | elle avait divisé | Elle avait divisé les biens. | She had divided the belongings. |
on | on avait divisé | On avait divisé les bénéfices. | One had divided the profits. |
nous | nous avions divisé | Nous avions divisé le salaire. | We had divided the salary. |
vous | vous aviez divisé | Vous aviez divisé les responsabilités. | You had divided the responsibilities. |
ils | ils avaient divisé | Ils avaient divisé les terres. | They had divided the lands. |
elles | elles avaient divisé | Elles avaient divisé le pouvoir. | They had divided the power. |
Other Conjugations for Diviser.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb diviser
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb diviser
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb diviser
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb diviser
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb diviser
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb diviser
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb diviser (this article)
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb diviser
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb diviser
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb diviser
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb diviser
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb diviser
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb diviser
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb diviser
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb diviser
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb diviser
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb diviser
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Diviser – 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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