Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb instituer
Introduction to the verb instituer
The English translation of instituer is “to establish” or “to institute.” The infinitive form of instituer is pronounced “een-stee-tyue.”
The word originates from the Latin word “instituere,” meaning “to set up” or “to arrange.”
Instituer is most often used in everyday French in the plus-que-parfait tense, which is the past perfect tense. This tense is used to describe an action that was completed before another past action.
Example 1: J’avais institué des règles strictes pour mes enfants. (I had established strict rules for my children.)
Example 2: Avant de partir, ils avaient institué un comité pour gérer les finances de l’entreprise. (Before leaving, they had set up a committee to manage the company’s finances.)
Example 3: Les Romains avaient institué un système de routes pour faciliter le commerce. (The Romans had instituted a system of roads to facilitate trade.)
English translations:
Example 1: I had established strict rules for my children.
Example 2: Before leaving, they had set up a committee to manage the company’s finances.
Example 3: The Romans had instituted a system of roads to facilitate trade.
Table of the Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of instituer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’avais institué | J’avais institué de nouvelles règles. | I had instituted new rules. |
tu | tu avais institué | Tu avais institué un comité. | You had instituted a committee. |
il | il avait institué | Il avait institué une réforme. | He had instituted a reform. |
elle | elle avait institué | Elle avait institué un programme. | She had instituted a program. |
on | on avait institué | On avait institué un système. | One had instituted a system. |
nous | nous avions institué | Nous avions institué des changements. | We had instituted changes. |
vous | vous aviez institué | Vous aviez institué une politique. | You had instituted a policy. |
ils | ils avaient institué | Ils avaient institué une loi. | They had instituted a law. |
elles | elles avaient institué | Elles avaient institué une structure. | They had instituted a structure. |
Other Conjugations for Instituer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb instituer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb instituer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb instituer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb instituer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb instituer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb instituer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb instituer (this article)
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb instituer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb instituer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb instituer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb instituer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb instituer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb instituer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb instituer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb instituer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb instituer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb instituer
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Instituer – 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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