Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb engager
Introduction to the verb engager
The English translation of the French verb engager is “to engage” or “to commit.” The infinitive form is pronounced as “ahn-gah-zhay.”
The word engager comes from the Old French word “engagier,” which is derived from the Latin word “in-gagium,” meaning “pledge” or “security.” In modern French, it is most often used to mean “to commit” or “to involve oneself in.”
In everyday French, engager is commonly used in the Plus-que-parfait tense, which is the past perfect tense in English. This tense is used to talk about an action that was completed before another action in the past.
Here are three simple examples of engager in the Plus-que-parfait tense, with their English translations:
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J’avais déjà engagé ma voiture lorsque j’ai réalisé que j’avais oublié mon téléphone. (I had already committed my car when I realized I had forgotten my phone.)
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Ils avaient engagé un nouvel employé avant que la pandémie ne frappe. (They had hired a new employee before the pandemic hit.)
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Nous avions engagé des réformes économiques pour stimuler la croissance. (We had implemented economic reforms to boost growth.)
Table of the Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of engager
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’avais engagé | J’avais engagé la conversation. | I had started the conversation. |
tu | tu avais engagé | Tu avais engagé le combat. | You had engaged in the fight. |
il | il avait engagé | Il avait engagé le processus. | He had initiated the process. |
elle | elle avait engagé | Elle avait engagé une nouvelle personne. | She had hired a new person. |
on | on avait engagé | On avait engagé une réforme. | One had started a reform. |
nous | nous avions engagé | Nous avions engagé des négociations. | We had initiated negotiations. |
vous | vous aviez engagé | Vous aviez engagé une discussion. | You had started a discussion. |
ils | ils avaient engagé | Ils avaient engagé des pourparlers. | They had entered into talks. |
elles | elles avaient engagé | Elles avaient engagé un dialogue. | They had engaged in a dialogue. |
Other Conjugations for Engager.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb engager
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb engager
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb engager
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb engager
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb engager
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb engager
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb engager (this article)
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb engager
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb engager
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb engager
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb engager
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb engager
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb engager
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb engager
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb engager
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb engager
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb engager
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Engager – 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
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