Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb excepter
Introduction to the verb excepter
The English translation of the French verb excepter is “to except.” The infinitive form is pronounced as “ek-sep-te.”
Excepter comes from the Latin word “exceptare,” meaning “to prevent” or “to cut off.” It is most commonly used in everyday French in the Plus-que-parfait tense, which is the past tense used to describe an action that occurred before another past action.
Here are three examples of excepter in the Plus-que-parfait tense, with their English translations:
1) J’avais déjà fini mon travail, excepté le dernier rapport. (I had already finished my work, except for the last report.)
2) Vous aviez vu tous les monuments de la ville, excepté le musée. (You had seen all the monuments in the city, except for the museum.)
3) Ils avaient tout préparé pour la fête, excepté la nourriture. (They had prepared everything for the party, except for the food.)
Table of the Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of excepter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’avais excepté | J’avais excepté ses excuses. | I had made an exception for his apologies. |
tu | tu avais excepté | Tu avais excepté sa demande. | You had made an exception for his request. |
il | il avait excepté | Il avait excepté son comportement. | He had made an exception for his behavior. |
elle | elle avait excepté | Elle avait excepté sa présence. | She had made an exception for his presence. |
on | on avait excepté | On avait excepté ses absences. | One had made an exception for his absences. |
nous | nous avions excepté | Nous avions excepté ses mensonges. | We had made an exception for his lies. |
vous | vous aviez excepté | Vous aviez excepté son origine. | You had made an exception for his origin. |
ils | ils avaient excepté | Ils avaient excepté ses erreurs. | They had made an exception for his mistakes. |
elles | elles avaient excepté | Elles avaient excepté son attitude. | They had made an exception for his attitude. |
Other Conjugations for Excepter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb excepter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb excepter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb excepter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb excepter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb excepter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb excepter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb excepter (this article)
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb excepter
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb excepter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb excepter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb excepter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb excepter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb excepter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb excepter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb excepter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb excepter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb excepter
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Excepter – 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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