Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fatiguer
Introduction to the verb fatiguer
The English translation of the French verb fatiguer is “to tire, to exhaust.” It is pronounced as “fah-tee-geh.”
The word fatiguer comes from the Latin word “fatigare,” which means “to weary, to tire out.” It is most often used in everyday French 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 action in the past.
Here are three simple examples of fatiguer in the Plus-que-parfait tense with their English translations:
- J’avais déjà fatigué mes jambes avant de commencer à courir. (I had already tired out my legs before starting to run.)
- Quand nous sommes arrivés à la montagne, les enfants étaient déjà fatigués. (When we arrived at the mountain, the children were already tired.)
- Elle avait beaucoup fatigué ses yeux en regardant trop longtemps l’écran d’ordinateur. (She had tired out her eyes by looking at the computer screen for too long.)
In all of these examples, the action of being tired out (fatiguer) happened before another action in the past. The Plus-que-parfait tense is often used to add more context to a past event or to describe a sequence of events.
Table of the Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of fatiguer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’avais fatigué | J’avais fatigué mon corps. | I had tired out my body. |
tu | tu avais fatigué | Tu avais fatigué tes yeux. | You had tired out your eyes. |
il | il avait fatigué | Il avait fatigué son esprit. | He had tired out his mind. |
elle | elle avait fatigué | Elle avait fatigué ses jambes. | She had tired out her legs. |
on | on avait fatigué | On avait fatigué tout le monde. | One had tired out everyone. |
nous | nous avions fatigué | Nous avions fatigué nos esprits. | We had tired out our minds. |
vous | vous aviez fatigué | Vous aviez fatigué vos muscles. | You had tired out your muscles. |
ils | ils avaient fatigué | Ils avaient fatigué leurs cerveaux. | They had tired out their brains. |
elles | elles avaient fatigué | Elles avaient fatigué leurs pieds. | They had tired out their feet. |
Other Conjugations for Fatiguer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb fatiguer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fatiguer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fatiguer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fatiguer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fatiguer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fatiguer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fatiguer (this article)
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fatiguer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fatiguer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fatiguer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fatiguer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fatiguer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fatiguer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fatiguer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fatiguer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fatiguer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fatiguer
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Fatiguer – 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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