Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb excéder
Introduction to the verb excéder
The English translation of the French verb excéder is “to exceed” or “to go beyond”. It is pronounced as “ek-sey-deh” in its infinitive form.
The word excéder comes from the Latin word “excedere”, meaning “to go beyond”. It is most often used in everyday French in the Plus-que-parfait tense, which is the past perfect tense. This tense is used to describe an action that had already been completed before another past action.
Example 1:
J’avais excédé mon budget avant de recevoir mon salaire.
(I had exceeded my budget before receiving my salary.)
Example 2:
Nous avions excédé la limite de vitesse lorsque nous avons été arrêtés par la police.
(We had exceeded the speed limit when we were stopped by the police.)
Example 3:
Elle avait excédé son quota de mots pour l’examen avant même d’avoir fini la première partie.
(She had exceeded her word limit for the exam even before finishing the first part.)
Table of the Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of excéder
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’avais excédé | J’avais excédé mon budget. | I had exceeded my budget. |
tu | tu avais excédé | Tu avais excédé ta limite. | You had exceeded your limit. |
il | il avait excédé | Il avait excédé ses attentes. | He had exceeded his expectations. |
elle | elle avait excédé | Elle avait excédé sa patience. | She had exceeded her patience. |
on | on avait excédé | On avait excédé le poids maximum. | One had exceeded the maximum weight. |
nous | nous avions excédé | Nous avions excédé nos limites. | We had exceeded our limits. |
vous | vous aviez excédé | Vous aviez excédé le temps imparti. | You had exceeded the allotted time. |
ils | ils avaient excédé | Ils avaient excédé leur quota. | They had exceeded their quota. |
elles | elles avaient excédé | Elles avaient excédé le volume sonore. | They had exceeded the sound volume. |
Other Conjugations for Excéder.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb excéder
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb excéder
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb excéder
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb excéder
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb excéder
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb excéder
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb excéder (this article)
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb excéder
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb excéder
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb excéder
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb excéder
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb excéder
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb excéder
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb excéder
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb excéder
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb excéder
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb excéder
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Excéder – 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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