Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb giboyer
Introduction to the verb giboyer
The English translation of the French verb giboyer is “to hunt small game.” It is pronounced as “zhee-bwah-yey.”
The word giboyer comes from the Old French word “gibet,” meaning “gibbet,” and “oyer,” meaning “to hear.” It originally referred to the sound of small game being killed or caught in a trap. Over time, it came to mean the act of hunting small game.
In everyday French, the verb giboyer is most often used in the Plus-que-parfait tense, which is the past perfect tense. This tense is used to express an action that happened before another action in the past. Here are three simple examples of its usage in this tense with their English translations:
- Nous avions giboyé dans la forêt avant de rentrer à la maison. (We had hunted small game in the forest before returning home.)
- Ils avaient giboyé toute la journée, mais n’avaient rien attrapé. (They had been hunting small game all day, but had caught nothing.)
- J’avais giboyé avec mon grand-père quand j’étais petit. (I had hunted small game with my grandfather when I was little.)
Table of the Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of giboyer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’avais giboyé | J’avais giboyé dans la forêt. | I had hunted in the forest. |
tu | tu avais giboyé | Tu avais giboyé une biche. | You had hunted a deer. |
il | il avait giboyé | Il avait giboyé un sanglier. | He had hunted a wild boar. |
elle | elle avait giboyé | Elle avait giboyé un renard. | She had hunted a fox. |
on | on avait giboyé | On avait giboyé des lapins. | One had hunted rabbits. |
nous | nous avions giboyé | Nous avions giboyé des faisans. | We had hunted pheasants. |
vous | vous aviez giboyé | Vous aviez giboyé un lièvre. | You had hunted a hare. |
ils | ils avaient giboyé | Ils avaient giboyé des perdrix. | They had hunted partridges. |
elles | elles avaient giboyé | Elles avaient giboyé des cailles. | They had hunted quails. |
Other Conjugations for Giboyer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb giboyer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb giboyer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb giboyer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb giboyer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb giboyer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb giboyer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb giboyer (this article)
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb giboyer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb giboyer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb giboyer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb giboyer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb giboyer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb giboyer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb giboyer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb giboyer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb giboyer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb giboyer
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Giboyer – 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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