Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb employer
Introduction to the verb employer
The English translation of the French verb employer is “to employ” or “to use.” It is pronounced as “ahm-plo-yeh.”
The word “employer” comes from the Latin word “implicare,” meaning “to involve” or “to employ.” In everyday French, it is most often used to refer to someone who hires or uses the services of another person, or to describe the act of using or utilizing something.
In the plus-que-parfait tense, which is the past perfect tense in English, “employer” is used to describe an action that had already been completed before another past action. For example:
- J’avais employé un jardinier pour tondre ma pelouse. (I had hired a gardener to mow my lawn.)
- Nous avions employé une nouvelle méthode pour résoudre ce problème. (We had used a new method to solve this problem.)
- Elle avait employé tout son argent pour acheter ce cadeau. (She had used all her money to buy this gift.)
In these examples, “employer” is used to describe actions that were completed before a specific past event. In English, this is expressed with the past perfect tense.
Table of the Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of employer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’avais employé | J’avais employé le nouveau logiciel. | I had used the new software. |
tu | tu avais employé | Tu avais employé la nouvelle méthode. | You had used the new method. |
il | il avait employé | Il avait employé le nouvel employé. | He had hired the new employee. |
elle | elle avait employé | Elle avait employé le nouvel équipement. | She had used the new equipment. |
on | on avait employé | On avait employé la nouvelle technologie. | One had used the new technology. |
nous | nous avions employé | Nous avions employé la nouvelle tactique. | We had used the new tactic. |
vous | vous aviez employé | Vous aviez employé la nouvelle stratégie. | You had used the new strategy. |
ils | ils avaient employé | Ils avaient employé la nouvelle méthode. | They had used the new method. |
elles | elles avaient employé | Elles avaient employé la nouvelle solution. | They had used the new solution. |
Other Conjugations for Employer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb employer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb employer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb employer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb employer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb employer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb employer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb employer (this article)
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb employer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb employer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb employer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb employer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb employer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb employer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb employer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb employer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb employer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb employer
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Employer – 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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