Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb escrimer
Introduction to the verb escrimer
The English translation of the French verb escrimer is “to fence.” It is pronounced as “es-kree-meh” in the infinitive form.
The word escrimer comes from the Old French term “esgrimer,” which means “to brandish,” and ultimately derives from the Latin word “excrimere,” meaning “to separate out.” In everyday French, escrimer is most often used in the present tense to describe the action of fencing.
In the Plus-que-parfait tense, escrimer is used to talk about actions that had happened in the past before another past action. It is formed by conjugating the auxiliary verb “avoir” or “être” in the imparfait tense, followed by the past participle of escrimer.
Examples:
- J’avais escrimé avant qu’il n’arrive. (I had fenced before he arrived.)
- Tu avais escrimé depuis longtemps avant de rencontrer ton maître d’escrime. (You had been fencing for a long time before meeting your fencing master.)
- Ils étaient arrivés en retard parce qu’ils avaient escrimé toute la journée. (They arrived late because they had been fencing all day.)
Table of the Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of escrimer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’avais escrimé | J’avais escrimé avec mon adversaire. | I had fenced with my opponent. |
tu | tu avais escrimé | Tu avais escrimé avec élégance. | You had fenced with elegance. |
il | il avait escrimé | Il avait escrimé contre son frère. | He had fenced against his brother. |
elle | elle avait escrimé | Elle avait escrimé avec agilité. | She had fenced with agility. |
on | on avait escrimé | On avait escrimé avec habileté. | One had fenced with skill. |
nous | nous avions escrimé | Nous avions escrimé ensemble. | We had fenced together. |
vous | vous aviez escrimé | Vous aviez escrimé dans un tournoi. | You had fenced in a tournament. |
ils | ils avaient escrimé | Ils avaient escrimé en duel. | They had fenced in a duel. |
elles | elles avaient escrimé | Elles avaient escrimé avec courage. | They had fenced with courage. |
Other Conjugations for Escrimer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb escrimer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb escrimer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb escrimer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb escrimer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb escrimer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb escrimer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb escrimer (this article)
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb escrimer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb escrimer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb escrimer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb escrimer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb escrimer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb escrimer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb escrimer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb escrimer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb escrimer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb escrimer
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Escrimer – 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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