Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb injurier
Introduction to the verb injurier
The English translation of the French verb injurier is “to insult” or “to offend.” The infinitive form is pronounced “ahn-zhoo-ree-ay.”
The word injurier comes from the Latin word injuriare, which means “to treat unjustly.” It is most often used in everyday French in the Plus-que-parfait tense, which is the pluperfect tense in English. This tense is used to describe actions that were completed before another past action.
Example 1: J’avais injurié mon voisin avant qu’il ne déménage. (I had insulted my neighbor before he moved.)
Example 2: Ils avaient injurié le serveur avant de quitter le restaurant. (They had offended the waiter before leaving the restaurant.)
Example 3: Elle avait injurié ses parents avant de se rendre compte de son erreur. (She had insulted her parents before realizing her mistake.)
Table of the Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of injurier
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’avais injurié | J’avais injurié mon ennemi. | I had insulted my enemy. |
tu | tu avais injurié | Tu avais injurié ton patron. | You had insulted your boss. |
il | il avait injurié | Il avait injurié son voisin. | He had insulted his neighbor. |
elle | elle avait injurié | Elle avait injurié sa soeur. | She had insulted her sister. |
on | on avait injurié | On avait injurié nos professeurs. | One had insulted our teachers. |
nous | nous avions injurié | Nous avions injurié nos adversaires. | We had insulted our opponents. |
vous | vous aviez injurié | Vous aviez injurié vos collègues. | You had insulted your colleagues. |
ils | ils avaient injurié | Ils avaient injurié leurs ennemis. | They had insulted their enemies. |
elles | elles avaient injurié | Elles avaient injurié leur patronne. | They had insulted their boss. |
Other Conjugations for Injurier.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb injurier
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb injurier
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb injurier
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb injurier
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb injurier
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb injurier
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb injurier (this article)
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb injurier
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb injurier
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb injurier
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb injurier
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb injurier
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb injurier
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb injurier
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb injurier
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb injurier
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb injurier
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Injurier – 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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