Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb historier
Introduction to the verb historier
The English translation of the French verb historier is “to tell a story.” It is pronounced ee-stoh-ree-yay.
The word “historier” comes from the Old French word “historie,” meaning “story” or “tale.” It is derived from the Latin word “historia,” meaning “history.”
In everyday French, historier is most often used in the Plus-que-parfait tense, which corresponds to the past perfect tense in English. This tense is used to describe an action that was completed in the past before another action in the past.
Here are three simple examples of historier in the Plus-que-parfait tense, with their English translations:
- J’avais historié cette histoire avant que mon ami n’arrive. (I had told this story before my friend arrived.)
- Tu avais historié tous les détails de l’incident avant d’en parler à la police. (You had recounted all the details of the incident before talking to the police.)
- Ils avaient historié leur voyage en Amérique avant de rentrer en France. (They had narrated their trip to America before returning to France.)
Table of the Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of historier
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’avais historié | J’avais historié mes ancêtres. | I had told the story of my ancestors. |
tu | tu avais historié | Tu avais historié un conte. | You had told a tale. |
il | il avait historié | Il avait historié une légende. | He had told a legend. |
elle | elle avait historié | Elle avait historié un mythe. | She had told a myth. |
on | on avait historié | On avait historié une fable. | One had told a fable. |
nous | nous avions historié | Nous avions historié une histoire. | We had told a story. |
vous | vous aviez historié | Vous aviez historié un conte. | You had told a tale. |
ils | ils avaient historié | Ils avaient historié une légende. | They had told a legend. |
elles | elles avaient historié | Elles avaient historié un mythe. | They had told a myth. |
Other Conjugations for Historier.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb historier
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb historier
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb historier
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb historier
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb historier
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb historier
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb historier (this article)
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb historier
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb historier
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb historier
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb historier
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb historier
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb historier
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb historier
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb historier
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb historier
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb historier
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Historier – 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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