Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ferrer
Introduction to the verb ferrer
The English translation of the French verb ferrer is “to shoe a horse”. It is pronounced as [feh-RAY].
The word ferrer comes from the Old French word “ferrer”, meaning “to shoe a horse”. It is derived from the Latin word “ferrum”, meaning “iron”.
In everyday French, the verb ferrer is most commonly 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.
Here are three simple examples of ferrer in the Plus-que-parfait tense, with their respective English translations:
- J’avais ferré le cheval avant que le maréchal-ferrant n’arrive. (I had shoed the horse before the blacksmith arrived.)
- Ils avaient ferré tous les chevaux avant la course. (They had shoed all the horses before the race.)
- Elle m’avait demandé de ferrer son cheval mais je n’avais pas le temps. (She had asked me to shoe her horse but I didn’t have the time.)
Table of the Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of ferrer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’avais ferré | J’avais ferré un cheval. | I had shod a horse. |
tu | tu avais ferré | Tu avais ferré le cheval. | You had shod the horse. |
il | il avait ferré | Il avait ferré le cheval. | He had shod the horse. |
elle | elle avait ferré | Elle avait ferré le cheval. | She had shod the horse. |
on | on avait ferré | On avait ferré le cheval. | One had shod the horse. |
nous | nous avions ferré | Nous avions ferré le cheval. | We had shod the horse. |
vous | vous aviez ferré | Vous aviez ferré le cheval. | You had shod the horse. |
ils | ils avaient ferré | Ils avaient ferré le cheval. | They had shod the horse. |
elles | elles avaient ferré | Elles avaient ferré le cheval. | They had shod the horse. |
Other Conjugations for Ferrer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb ferrer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ferrer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ferrer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ferrer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ferrer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ferrer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ferrer (this article)
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ferrer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ferrer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ferrer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ferrer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ferrer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ferrer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ferrer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ferrer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ferrer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ferrer
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Ferrer – 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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