Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fiancer
Introduction to the verb fiancer
The English translation of the French verb fiancer is “to engage.” It is pronounced as “fee-ahn-say.”
The verb fiancer comes from the French noun “fiance,” meaning “engagement,” and the suffix -er, which is used to form verbs. It is most often used in everyday French in the Plus-que-parfait (pluperfect) tense, which indicates an action that happened before another action in the past.
Here are three examples of its usage in the Plus-que-parfait tense, with their respective English translations:
- J’avais fiancé ma sœur avant de partir en voyage. (I had engaged my sister before leaving on a trip.)
- Ils avaient fiancé leur fille aînée lorsque je les ai rencontrés. (They had engaged their eldest daughter when I met them.)
- Elle avait déjà fiancé son petit ami quand ils ont décidé de se marier. (She had already engaged her boyfriend when they decided to get married.)
Table of the Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of fiancer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | m’étais fiancé(e) | Je m’étais fiancé(e) à Marie. | I had gotten engaged to Marie. |
tu | t’étais fiancé(e) | Tu t’étais fiancé(e) à Jean. | You had gotten engaged to Jean. |
il | s’était fiancé | Il s’était fiancé à Sophie. | He had gotten engaged to Sophie. |
elle | s’était fiancée | Elle s’était fiancée à Pierre. | She had gotten engaged to Pierre. |
on | s’était fiancé | On s’était fiancé à Louise. | One had gotten engaged to Louise. |
nous | nous étions fiancés | Nous étions fiancés depuis un an. | We had been engaged for a year. |
vous | vous étiez fiancés | Vous étiez fiancés à Alice. | You had gotten engaged to Alice. |
ils | s’étaient fiancés | Ils s’étaient fiancés à Marie et Jean. | They had gotten engaged to Marie and Jean. |
elles | s’étaient fiancées | Elles s’étaient fiancées à Pauline et Sophie. | They had gotten engaged to Pauline and Sophie. |
Other Conjugations for Fiancer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb fiancer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fiancer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fiancer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fiancer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fiancer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fiancer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fiancer (this article)
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fiancer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fiancer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fiancer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fiancer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fiancer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fiancer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fiancer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fiancer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fiancer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fiancer
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Fiancer – 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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