Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gueuser
Introduction to the verb gueuser
The English translation of the French verb gueuser is “to beg” or “to scrounge”. It is pronounced as “gez-ay-zay” in the infinitive form.
The word gueuser comes from the Old French word “gueuse”, meaning “beggar”. It is most often used in everyday French to describe the action of begging or asking for something in a desperate or insistent manner. In the Plus-que-parfait tense, gueuser is used to describe an action that had been ongoing or had already been completed before another past action.
Here are three simple examples of gueuser in the Plus-que-parfait tense:
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J’avais gueusé toute la journée pour trouver de l’argent mais personne ne m’a donné. (I had been begging all day to find some money but no one gave me any.)
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Nous avions gueusé auprès de nos amis pour qu’ils nous prêtent leur voiture pour le weekend. (We had been begging our friends to lend us their car for the weekend.)
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Ils avaient gueusé de la nourriture à la cantine avant de partir en vacances. (They had scrounged some food from the cafeteria before leaving for vacation.)
English translations:
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I had begged all day to find some money but no one gave me any.
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We had begged our friends to lend us their car for the weekend.
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They had scrounged some food from the cafeteria before leaving for vacation.
Table of the Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of gueuser
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’avais guêsé | J’avais guêsé la bouteille. | I had scrounged the bottle. |
tu | tu avais guêsé | Tu avais guêsé ta monnaie. | You had scrounged your change. |
il | il avait guêsé | Il avait guêsé son repas. | He had scrounged his meal. |
elle | elle avait guêsé | Elle avait guêsé un livre. | She had scrounged a book. |
on | on avait guêsé | On avait guêsé des vêtements. | One had scrounged some clothes. |
nous | nous avions guêsé | Nous avions guêsé du pain. | We had scrounged some bread. |
vous | vous aviez guêsé | Vous aviez guêsé des bouteilles. | You had scrounged some bottles. |
ils | ils avaient guêsé | Ils avaient guêsé de l’argent. | They had scrounged some money. |
elles | elles avaient guêsé | Elles avaient guêsé des fruits. | They had scrounged some fruits. |
Other Conjugations for Gueuser.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb gueuser
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gueuser
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gueuser
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gueuser
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gueuser
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gueuser
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gueuser (this article)
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gueuser
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gueuser
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gueuser
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gueuser
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gueuser
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gueuser
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gueuser
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gueuser
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gueuser
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gueuser
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Gueuser – 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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