Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb friponner
Introduction to the verb friponner
The English translation of the French verb friponner is “to deceive” or “to cheat.” The infinitive form of friponner is pronounced “free-pon-nay.”
The word friponner comes from the Old French word “fripon,” meaning “villain” or “rogue.” It is most often used in everyday French in the Plus-que-parfait tense, which is the equivalent of the past perfect tense in English. This tense is used to express an action that occurred before another action in the past.
Here are three simple examples of friponner in the Plus-que-parfait tense, with their respective English translations:
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J’avais friponné mes parents en leur faisant croire que j’avais déjà fait mes devoirs. (I had deceived my parents by making them believe that I had already done my homework.)
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Il avait friponné ses collègues en prenant tout le crédit pour le projet. (He had cheated his colleagues by taking all the credit for the project.)
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Nous avions été friponnés par ce vendeur malhonnête qui nous a vendu un produit défectueux. (We had been deceived by this dishonest salesman who sold us a faulty product.)
Table of the Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of friponner
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’avais friponné | J’avais friponné pendant des heures. | I had been mischievous for hours. |
tu | tu avais friponné | Tu avais friponné avec tes amis. | You had been mischievous with your friends. |
il | il avait friponné | Il avait friponné pour de l’argent. | He had been mischievous for money. |
elle | elle avait friponné | Elle avait friponné en cachette. | She had been mischievous in secret. |
on | on avait friponné | On avait friponné pour s’amuser. | One had been mischievous for fun. |
nous | nous avions friponné | Nous avions friponné toute la soirée. | We had been mischievous all evening. |
vous | vous aviez friponné | Vous aviez friponné avec vos voisins. | You had been mischievous with your neighbors. |
ils | ils avaient friponné | Ils avaient friponné pour impressionner. | They had been mischievous to impress. |
elles | elles avaient friponné | Elles avaient friponné avec leurs camarades. | They had been mischievous with their classmates. |
Other Conjugations for Friponner.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb friponner
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb friponner
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb friponner
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb friponner
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb friponner
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb friponner
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb friponner (this article)
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb friponner
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb friponner
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb friponner
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb friponner
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb friponner
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb friponner
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb friponner
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb friponner
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb friponner
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb friponner
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Friponner – 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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