Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb flouer

ByMichael Burns

Introduction to the verb flouer

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The English translation of the French verb flouer is “to deceive” or “to trick.” It is pronounced as “floo-ay” in the infinitive form.

Flouer is derived from the Old French word “flu,” meaning “to blow or puff,” and the suffix “-er,” which is added to make it a verb. In everyday French, flouer is commonly used in the Plus-que-parfait tense, which is the past perfect tense in English.

Examples of using flouer in the Plus-que-parfait tense are:

  1. J’avais été floué par mes amis. (I had been deceived by my friends.)
  2. Tu avais été floué par cette publicité mensongère. (You had been tricked by this false advertisement.)
  3. Il avait été floué par son partenaire d’affaires. (He had been deceived by his business partner.)

In these examples, the verb flouer is conjugated in the Plus-que-parfait tense with the auxiliary verb “avoir” (had) and the past participle “été” (been).

Overall, flouer is a common verb used in everyday French to express the action of deceiving or tricking someone in the past.

Table of the Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of flouer

Pronoun Conjugation Short Example English Translation
je j’avais floué J’avais floué mes camarades. I had cheated my classmates.
tu tu avais floué Tu avais floué tes amis. You had cheated your friends.
il il avait floué Il avait floué son patron. He had cheated his boss.
elle elle avait floué Elle avait floué son partenaire. She had cheated her partner.
on on avait floué On avait floué le public. One had cheated the audience.
nous nous avions floué Nous avions floué nos adversaires. We had cheated our opponents.
vous vous aviez floué Vous aviez floué vos concurrents. You had cheated your competitors.
ils ils avaient floué Ils avaient floué leurs victimes. They had cheated their victims.
elles elles avaient floué Elles avaient floué leurs clients. They had cheated their customers.

Other Conjugations for Flouer.

   
    Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb flouer
   

    Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb flouer
   

    Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb flouer
   

    Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb flouer
   

    Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb flouer
   

    Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb flouer
   

    Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb flouer     (this article)

    Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb flouer

    Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb flouer

    Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb flouer

    Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb flouer
   

    Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb flouer

    Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb flouer
   

    Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb flouer
   

    Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb flouer

    L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb flouer

    L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb flouer

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Flouer – About the French Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense

The French “plus-que-parfait” tense is a past tense used to express actions or events that occurred before another past action or event. It is often translated to English as the “pluperfect” tense. The name “plus-que-parfait” literally means “more than perfect,” indicating that it is a tense used to describe actions that were completed before a specific point in the past.
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Tense Formation

To form the plus-que-parfait tense, you typically use the auxiliary verb “avoir” (to have) or “être” (to be) in the imperfect tense, followed by the past participle of the main verb. Here are the conjugations for both auxiliary verbs:
1. With “avoir” as the auxiliary verb:
   – J’avais mangé (I had eaten)
   – Tu avais parlé (You had spoken)
   – Il/elle/on avait fini (He/She/One had finished)
   – Nous avions lu (We had read)
   – Vous aviez choisi (You had chosen)
   – Ils/elles avaient joué (They had played)
2. With “être” as the auxiliary verb (usually for intransitive verbs or verbs indicating a state):
   – J’étais parti(e) (I had left)
   – Tu étais arrivé(e) (You had arrived)
   – Il/elle/on était tombé(e) (He/She/One had fallen)
   – Nous étions resté(e)s (We had stayed)
   – Vous étiez né(e)(s) (You had been born)
   – Ils/elles étaient monté(e)s (They had gone up)

Common everyday usage patterns

Sequencing of past events

The plus-que-parfait is used to express a past action that happened before another past action. For example, “J’avais mangé avant qu’il ne soit arrivé” (I had eaten before he arrived).

Background information

It is also used to provide background information or set the stage for a main past event. For instance, “Quand je suis arrivé, ils avaient déjà fini de manger” (When I arrived, they had already finished eating).

Hypothetical or reported speech

In indirect speech, the plus-que-parfait is used to report what someone had said or thought in the past. For example, “Il avait dit qu’il viendrait demain” (He had said that he would come tomorrow).

Interactions with other tenses

– The plus-que-parfait is often used in conjunction with the passé composé (simple past) to establish the sequence of past events. The passé composé describes the more recent action, while the plus-que-parfait describes the action that occurred earlier.
– It can also be used with the conditional mood to express a hypothetical past event, like “Si j’avais su, j’aurais agi différemment” (If I had known, I would have acted differently).
– When used in reported speech, it can be combined with the conditional mood or the imperfect subjunctive to reflect the original mood and tense of the reported statement.

Summary

The French plus-que-parfait tense is an essential part of the language for expressing past actions that occurred before other past actions, providing background information, and reporting past statements or thoughts. It is an integral component of constructing complex and accurate narratives in French.

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