Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb flotter
Introduction to the verb flotter
The English translation of the French verb flotter is “to float” or “to bob.” It is pronounced as “floh-tay.”
Flotter comes from the Latin word “fluctuare,” meaning “to fluctuate” or “to be in motion.” In everyday French, flotter is most often used to describe objects that are floating or moving on water, such as boats, buoys, or debris. It can also be used figuratively to describe something that is unstable or unsteady.
In the Plus-que-parfait tense, flotter means “had floated” or “had been floating.” Here are three simple examples of its usage in this tense with their English translations:
- J’avais flotté sur la mer pendant des heures avant d’être secouru. (I had floated on the sea for hours before being rescued.)
- Les feuilles avaient flotté à la surface de la rivière avant de tomber en cascade. (The leaves had floated on the surface of the river before falling in cascades.)
- Les ballons que nous avions lâchés s’étaient envolés et avaient flotté dans le ciel bleu. (The balloons we had released had flown away and were floating in the blue sky.)
Table of the Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of flotter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’avais flotté | J’avais flotté sur l’eau. | I had floated on the water. |
tu | tu avais flotté | Tu avais flotté dans la piscine. | You had floated in the pool. |
il | il avait flotté | Il avait flotté sur la rivière. | He had floated on the river. |
elle | elle avait flotté | Elle avait flotté sur l’océan. | She had floated on the ocean. |
on | on avait flotté | On avait flotté sur le lac. | One had floated on the lake. |
nous | nous avions flotté | Nous avions flotté sur le bateau. | We had floated on the boat. |
vous | vous aviez flotté | Vous aviez flotté sur le radeau. | You had floated on the raft. |
ils | ils avaient flotté | Ils avaient flotté sur le canoë. | They had floated on the canoe. |
elles | elles avaient flotté | Elles avaient flotté sur le radeau. | They had floated on the raft. |
Other Conjugations for Flotter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb flotter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb flotter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb flotter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb flotter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb flotter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb flotter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb flotter (this article)
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb flotter
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb flotter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb flotter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb flotter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb flotter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb flotter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb flotter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb flotter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb flotter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb flotter
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Flotter – 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
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