Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb foudroyer
Introduction to the verb foudroyer
The English translation of the French verb foudroyer is “to strike down/to devastate” or “to stare/stare down intensely”. The infinitive form of foudroyer is pronounced “foo-dro-yay.”
Foudroyer comes from the Old French word “foudrier”, meaning “lightning”, and can also be traced back to the Latin word “fulgurare”, meaning “to flash or shine”. In everyday French, foudroyer is most often used in the past tense form (plus-que-parfait) as it means that the action was already completed before another event in the past.
Examples:
- Quand j’ai vu sa tête foudroyée, j’ai compris qu’il avait perdu la compétition. (When I saw his devastated face, I understood that he had lost the competition.)
- Elle m’a foudroyé du regard avant de tourner les talons. (She stared me down intensely before turning on her heels.)
- Ils avaient foudroyé leur ennemi en quelques minutes seulement. (They had struck down their enemy in just a few minutes.)
In these examples, the foudroyer is used to express a sudden and intense action or emotion that occurred in the past. It can also be used figuratively, such as in the second example, to describe a strong and intimidating stare.
Table of the Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of foudroyer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’avais foudroyé | J’avais foudroyé l’ennemi. | I had struck down the enemy. |
tu | tu avais foudroyé | Tu avais foudroyé la cible. | You had struck down the target. |
il | il avait foudroyé | Il avait foudroyé l’arbre. | He had struck down the tree. |
elle | elle avait foudroyé | Elle avait foudroyé le serpent. | She had struck down the snake. |
on | on avait foudroyé | On avait foudroyé les ennemis. | One had struck down the enemies. |
nous | nous avions foudroyé | Nous avions foudroyé les opposants. | We had struck down the opponents. |
vous | vous aviez foudroyé | Vous aviez foudroyé le tyran. | You had struck down the tyrant. |
ils | ils avaient foudroyé | Ils avaient foudroyé les rebelles. | They had struck down the rebels. |
elles | elles avaient foudroyé | Elles avaient foudroyé les ennemis. | They had struck down the enemies. |
Other Conjugations for Foudroyer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb foudroyer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb foudroyer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb foudroyer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb foudroyer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb foudroyer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb foudroyer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb foudroyer (this article)
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb foudroyer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb foudroyer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb foudroyer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb foudroyer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb foudroyer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb foudroyer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb foudroyer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb foudroyer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb foudroyer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb foudroyer
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Foudroyer – 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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