Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb excommunier

ByMichael Burns

Introduction to the verb excommunier

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The English translation of the French verb excommunier is to excommunicate. It is pronounced as [eks-koh-myoo-nee-ay].

The word excommunier comes from the Latin word “excommunicare,” meaning to exclude or expel from the community. It is most often used in ecclesiastical contexts, referring to the act of expelling someone from the Christian church as a form of punishment for serious offenses. However, it can also be used figuratively to mean rejecting or ostracizing someone from a group or community.

In the Plus-que-parfait tense, excommunier is conjugated as “avait excommunié” for the third person singular, and “avions excommunié” for the first person plural. Here are three examples of its usage in this tense, with their respective English translations:

  1. Les membres de la communauté l’avaient excommunié pour ses actes hérétiques. (The members of the community had excommunicated him for his heretical actions.)

  2. Nous avions excommunié notre voisin après qu’il ait menacé de détruire nos jardins. (We had excommunicated our neighbor after he threatened to destroy our gardens.)

  3. L’évêque avait excommunié le prêtre pour avoir refusé de suivre les règles de l’Eglise. (The bishop had excommunicated the priest for refusing to follow the rules of the Church.)

Table of the Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of excommunier

Pronoun Conjugation Short Example English Translation
je j’avais excommunié J’avais excommunié le coupable. I had excommunicated the culprit.
tu tu avais excommunié Tu avais excommunié le pêcheur. You had excommunicated the sinner.
il il avait excommunié Il avait excommunié le diable. He had excommunicated the devil.
elle elle avait excommunié Elle avait excommunié la sorcière. She had excommunicated the witch.
on on avait excommunié On avait excommunié l’hérétique. One had excommunicated the heretic.
nous nous avions excommunié Nous avions excommunié le traître. We had excommunicated the traitor.
vous vous aviez excommunié Vous aviez excommunié le rebelle. You had excommunicated the rebel.
ils ils avaient excommunié Ils avaient excommunié le mécréant. They had excommunicated the unbeliever.
elles elles avaient excommunié Elles avaient excommunié la pécheresse. They had excommunicated the sinner.

Other Conjugations for Excommunier.

   
    Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb excommunier
   

    Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb excommunier
   

    Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb excommunier
   

    Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb excommunier
   

    Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb excommunier
   

    Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb excommunier
   

    Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb excommunier     (this article)

    Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb excommunier

    Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb excommunier

    Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb excommunier

    Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb excommunier
   

    Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb excommunier

    Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb excommunier
   

    Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb excommunier
   

    Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb excommunier

    L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb excommunier

    L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb excommunier

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Excommunier – About the French Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense

The French “plus-que-parfait” tense is a past tense used to express actions or events that occurred before another past action or event. It is often translated to English as the “pluperfect” tense. The name “plus-que-parfait” literally means “more than perfect,” indicating that it is a tense used to describe actions that were completed before a specific point in the past.
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Tense Formation

To form the plus-que-parfait tense, you typically use the auxiliary verb “avoir” (to have) or “être” (to be) in the imperfect tense, followed by the past participle of the main verb. Here are the conjugations for both auxiliary verbs:
1. With “avoir” as the auxiliary verb:
   – J’avais mangé (I had eaten)
   – Tu avais parlé (You had spoken)
   – Il/elle/on avait fini (He/She/One had finished)
   – Nous avions lu (We had read)
   – Vous aviez choisi (You had chosen)
   – Ils/elles avaient joué (They had played)
2. With “être” as the auxiliary verb (usually for intransitive verbs or verbs indicating a state):
   – J’étais parti(e) (I had left)
   – Tu étais arrivé(e) (You had arrived)
   – Il/elle/on était tombé(e) (He/She/One had fallen)
   – Nous étions resté(e)s (We had stayed)
   – Vous étiez né(e)(s) (You had been born)
   – Ils/elles étaient monté(e)s (They had gone up)

Common everyday usage patterns

Sequencing of past events

The plus-que-parfait is used to express a past action that happened before another past action. For example, “J’avais mangé avant qu’il ne soit arrivé” (I had eaten before he arrived).

Background information

It is also used to provide background information or set the stage for a main past event. For instance, “Quand je suis arrivé, ils avaient déjà fini de manger” (When I arrived, they had already finished eating).

Hypothetical or reported speech

In indirect speech, the plus-que-parfait is used to report what someone had said or thought in the past. For example, “Il avait dit qu’il viendrait demain” (He had said that he would come tomorrow).

Interactions with other tenses

– The plus-que-parfait is often used in conjunction with the passé composé (simple past) to establish the sequence of past events. The passé composé describes the more recent action, while the plus-que-parfait describes the action that occurred earlier.
– It can also be used with the conditional mood to express a hypothetical past event, like “Si j’avais su, j’aurais agi différemment” (If I had known, I would have acted differently).
– When used in reported speech, it can be combined with the conditional mood or the imperfect subjunctive to reflect the original mood and tense of the reported statement.

Summary

The French plus-que-parfait tense is an essential part of the language for expressing past actions that occurred before other past actions, providing background information, and reporting past statements or thoughts. It is an integral component of constructing complex and accurate narratives in French.

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