Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fréter
Introduction to the verb fréter
The English translation of the French verb fréter is “to charter” or “to hire”. The infinitive form of fréter is pronounced as “freh-ter”.
Fréter comes from the Latin word “fretum”, meaning “strait” or “channel”. It is most often used in everyday French to refer to renting or hiring a ship or plane for transportation.
In the Plus-que-parfait tense, fréter is used to talk about an action that had been completed in the past. Here are three simple examples of its usage:
- J’avais frété un bateau pour traverser la mer. (I had chartered a boat to cross the sea.)
- Ils avaient frété un avion pour leur voyage d’affaires. (They had hired a plane for their business trip.)
- Nous avions frété un car pour emmener les enfants en excursion. (We had rented a bus to take the children on a field trip.)
Table of the Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of fréter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’avais freté | J’avais freté un bateau. | I had chartered a boat. |
tu | tu avais freté | Tu avais freté une voiture. | You had hired a car. |
il | il avait freté | Il avait freté un avion. | He had chartered a plane. |
elle | elle avait freté | Elle avait freté un train. | She had booked a train. |
on | on avait freté | On avait freté un bus. | One had rented a bus. |
nous | nous avions freté | Nous avions freté un taxi. | We had hired a taxi. |
vous | vous aviez freté | Vous aviez freté un camion. | You had rented a truck. |
ils | ils avaient freté | Ils avaient freté une limousine. | They had chartered a limousine. |
elles | elles avaient freté | Elles avaient freté un yacht. | They had chartered a yacht. |
Other Conjugations for Fréter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb fréter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fréter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fréter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fréter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fréter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fréter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fréter (this article)
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fréter
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fréter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fréter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fréter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fréter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fréter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fréter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fréter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fréter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fréter
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Fréter – 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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