Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb impatienter
Introduction to the verb impatienter
The English translation of the French verb impatienter is “to annoy, to irritate, to make impatient.” It is pronounced as [ɛ̃paʃite].
The word impatienter comes from the Latin word “impatiens,” meaning “impatient.” It is most often used in everyday French in the Plus-que-parfait tense, which is the past perfect tense.
Here are three examples of how impatienter is used in the Plus-que-parfait tense:
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J’avais impatienté mon frère en jouant avec ses affaires.
Translation: I had annoyed my brother by playing with his things. -
Elle avait impatienté sa mère en refusant de faire ses devoirs.
Translation: She had irritated her mother by refusing to do her homework. -
Les retards du vol avaient impatienté les passagers.
Translation: The flight delays had made the passengers impatient.
In all of these examples, the verb impatienter is used in the past perfect tense to describe an action that had been completed before another past action. In everyday French, it is commonly used to express annoyance, irritation, or impatience towards someone or something.
Table of the Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of impatienter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’avais impatienté | J’avais impatienté mon ami. | I had made my friend impatient. |
tu | tu avais impatienté | Tu avais impatienté ta soeur. | You had made your sister impatient. |
il | il avait impatienté | Il avait impatienté son patron. | He had made his boss impatient. |
elle | elle avait impatienté | Elle avait impatienté sa copine. | She had made her friend impatient. |
on | on avait impatienté | On avait impatienté le professeur. | One had made the teacher impatient. |
nous | nous avions impatienté | Nous avions impatienté nos parents. | We had made our parents impatient. |
vous | vous aviez impatienté | Vous aviez impatienté vos voisins. | You had made your neighbors impatient. |
ils | ils avaient impatienté | Ils avaient impatienté leurs collègues. | They had made their colleagues impatient. |
elles | elles avaient impatienté | Elles avaient impatienté leurs amis. | They had made their friends impatient. |
Other Conjugations for Impatienter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb impatienter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb impatienter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb impatienter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb impatienter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb impatienter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb impatienter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb impatienter (this article)
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb impatienter
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb impatienter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb impatienter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb impatienter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb impatienter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb impatienter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb impatienter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb impatienter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb impatienter
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Impatienter – 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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