Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb foncer
Introduction to the verb foncer
The English translation of the French verb foncer is “to rush/to darken/to charge”. It is pronounced as “fawn-seh”.
The origin of the word foncer comes from the Latin word “fundi” meaning “to pour in” or “to sink”. In everyday French, foncer is most often used in its figurative sense of “to rush/to go quickly”. It can also be used to describe darkening something, such as adding a darker shade to a color, or charging towards something with determination.
In the plus-que-parfait tense, foncer is used to describe an action that had already happened in the past, before another action in the past. Here are three simple examples of its usage in this tense with their English translations:
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J’étais en retard pour le rendez-vous car je fonçais à travers la ville. (I was late for the appointment because I was rushing through the city.)
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Ils avaient foncé leur café avec du lait avant de le boire. (They had darkened their coffee with milk before drinking it.)
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Nous avions foncé vers la sortie quand nous avons entendu l’alarme incendie. (We had charged towards the exit when we heard the fire alarm.)
Table of the Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of foncer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’avais foncé | J’avais foncé dans la nuit. | I had rushed in the night. |
tu | tu avais foncé | Tu avais foncé sur le mur. | You had crashed into the wall. |
il | il avait foncé | Il avait foncé vers la sortie. | He had headed towards the exit. |
elle | elle avait foncé | Elle avait foncé sur le trottoir. | She had run on the sidewalk. |
on | on avait foncé | On avait foncé sur la route. | One had sped on the road. |
nous | nous avions foncé | Nous avions foncé dans le tunnel. | We had plunged into the tunnel. |
vous | vous aviez foncé | Vous aviez foncé sur le pont. | You had driven on the bridge. |
ils | ils avaient foncé | Ils avaient foncé sur la plage. | They had charged towards the beach. |
elles | elles avaient foncé | Elles avaient foncé vers la montagne. | They had sped towards the mountain. |
Other Conjugations for Foncer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb foncer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb foncer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb foncer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb foncer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb foncer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb foncer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb foncer (this article)
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb foncer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb foncer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb foncer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb foncer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb foncer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb foncer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb foncer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb foncer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb foncer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb foncer
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Foncer – 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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