Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fenestrer
Introduction to the verb fenestrer
The English translation of the French verb fenestrer is “to window” or “to put windows in”. The infinitive form is pronounced “feh-neh-streh”.
The word fenestrer comes from the Latin word “fenestra” which means “window”. It is derived from the Latin verb “fenestrare” which means “to furnish with windows”.
In everyday French, fenestrer is most often used 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 past action. It is formed by using the auxiliary verb “avoir” or “être” in the imperfect tense, followed by the past participle of the main verb.
Here are three simple examples of using fenestrer in the Plus-que-parfait tense:
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J’avais fenêtré toutes les chambres avant que les invités arrivent.
Translation: I had windowed all the rooms before the guests arrived. -
Il était épuisé car il avait passé toute la journée à fenêstrer le nouvel immeuble.
Translation: He was exhausted because he had spent the whole day windowing the new building. -
Nous avions déjà fenêtré la maison lorsque le temps a commencé à se gâter.
Translation: We had already windowed the house when the weather started to turn bad.
Table of the Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of fenestrer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’avais fenestré | J’avais fenestré la maison. | I had installed windows in the house. |
tu | tu avais fenestré | Tu avais fenestré l’immeuble. | You had installed windows in the building. |
il | il avait fenestré | Il avait fenestré la chambre. | He had installed windows in the bedroom. |
elle | elle avait fenestré | Elle avait fenestré la salle de bain. | She had installed windows in the bathroom. |
on | on avait fenestré | On avait fenestré la cuisine. | One had installed windows in the kitchen. |
nous | nous avions fenestré | Nous avions fenestré le bureau. | We had installed windows in the office. |
vous | vous aviez fenestré | Vous aviez fenestré l’appartement. | You had installed windows in the apartment. |
ils | ils avaient fenestré | Ils avaient fenestré la maison. | They had installed windows in the house. |
elles | elles avaient fenestré | Elles avaient fenestré la chambre. | They had installed windows in the bedroom. |
Other Conjugations for Fenestrer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb fenestrer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fenestrer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fenestrer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fenestrer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fenestrer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fenestrer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fenestrer (this article)
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fenestrer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fenestrer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fenestrer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fenestrer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fenestrer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fenestrer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fenestrer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fenestrer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fenestrer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fenestrer
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Fenestrer – 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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