Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enneiger
Introduction to the verb enneiger
The English translation of the French verb enneiger is “to snow” or “to cover with snow.” The infinitive form is pronounced as “ahn-nay-zhee-ay.”
Enneiger comes from the French word “neige,” meaning snow, combined with the prefix “en,” which can indicate a transformation or an action taking place. In everyday French, enneiger is most commonly used in the Plus-que-parfait tense, which is the past perfect tense in English. This tense is used to describe an action that was completed before another past action.
Three simple examples of enneiger in the Plus-que-parfait tense with their corresponding English translations are:
- J’avais enneigé le jardin avant que mes amis arrivent. (I had snowed the garden before my friends arrived.)
- Elle m’avait enneigé avec une boule de neige avant que je puisse réagir. (She had snowed me with a snowball before I could react.)
- Nous étions enneigés dans la montagne pendant trois jours avant que les secours arrivent. (We had been snowed in the mountain for three days before the rescue team arrived.)
In all of these examples, the action of enneiger (to snow) happened before another past action (the arrival of friends, being hit with a snowball, and the arrival of rescue teams).
Table of the Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of enneiger
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’avais enneigé | J’avais enneigé la montagne. | I had snowed the mountain. |
tu | tu avais enneigé | Tu avais enneigé le village. | You had snowed the village. |
il | il avait enneigé | Il avait enneigé la route. | He had snowed the road. |
elle | elle avait enneigé | Elle avait enneigé la forêt. | She had snowed the forest. |
on | on avait enneigé | On avait enneigé le terrain. | One had snowed the field. |
nous | nous avions enneigé | Nous avions enneigé la vallée. | We had snowed the valley. |
vous | vous aviez enneigé | Vous aviez enneigé la piste. | You had snowed the ski slope. |
ils | ils avaient enneigé | Ils avaient enneigé le lac. | They had snowed the lake. |
elles | elles avaient enneigé | Elles avaient enneigé la colline. | They had snowed the hill. |
Other Conjugations for Enneiger.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb enneiger
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enneiger
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enneiger
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enneiger
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enneiger
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enneiger
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enneiger (this article)
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enneiger
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enneiger
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enneiger
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enneiger
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enneiger
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enneiger
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enneiger
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enneiger
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enneiger
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enneiger
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Enneiger – 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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