Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb driver
Introduction to the verb driver
The English translation of the French verb driver is “to drive.” The infinitive form is pronounced “dree-vay.”
The word driver comes from the Old French word “drivre,” meaning “to guide or lead.” It is most often used in everyday French to refer to the action of operating a vehicle or controlling its movement.
In the Plus-que-parfait tense (past perfect tense), driver is used to describe an action that had been completed before another past action or time reference. Here are three simple examples of its usage in this tense, with their English translations:
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J’avais déjà conduit la voiture avant que tu arrives. (I had already driven the car before you arrived.)
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Nous avions conduit toute la nuit pour arriver à temps. (We had been driving all night to arrive on time.)
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Elle avait conduit sa moto pendant des heures avant de réaliser qu’elle était perdue. (She had been riding her motorcycle for hours before realizing she was lost.)
Table of the Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of driver
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’avais conduit | J’avais conduit la voiture. | I had driven the car. |
tu | tu avais conduit | Tu avais conduit le bus. | You had driven the bus. |
il | il avait conduit | Il avait conduit le camion. | He had driven the truck. |
elle | elle avait conduit | Elle avait conduit la moto. | She had driven the motorcycle. |
on | on avait conduit | On avait conduit le taxi. | One had driven the taxi. |
nous | nous avions conduit | Nous avions conduit le train. | We had driven the train. |
vous | vous aviez conduit | Vous aviez conduit le vélo. | You had driven the bicycle. |
ils | ils avaient conduit | Ils avaient conduit le bateau. | They had driven the boat. |
elles | elles avaient conduit | Elles avaient conduit le scooter. | They had driven the scooter. |
Other Conjugations for Driver.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb driver
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb driver
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb driver
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb driver
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb driver
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb driver
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb driver (this article)
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb driver
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb driver
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb driver
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb driver
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb driver
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb driver
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb driver
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb driver
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb driver
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb driver
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Driver – 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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