Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb inventer
Introduction to the verb inventer
The English translation of the French verb inventer is “to invent.” The infinitive form, inventer, is pronounced “ahn-vahn-TEH.”
Inventer comes from the Latin word “invenire,” meaning “to come upon, to find.” It entered the French language in the 14th century and has been used consistently since then, evolving in meaning from simply “finding” to specifically “creating or discovering something new.”
In everyday French, inventer is often used in the Plus-que-parfait tense, which is the equivalent of the past perfect tense in English. This tense is used to describe an action that was completed before another action in the past.
Examples of inventer in the Plus-que-parfait tense:
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J’avais inventé une machine révolutionnaire avant que la technologie ne soit assez avancée pour la réaliser. (I had invented a revolutionary machine before technology was advanced enough to make it a reality.)
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Ils avaient inventé un algorithme génial qui a révolutionné l’industrie du commerce en ligne. (They had invented a brilliant algorithm that revolutionized the online commerce industry.)
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Elle avait inventé une excuse plausible pour ne pas venir à la réunion, mais nous avons découvert la vérité. (She had invented a plausible excuse for not coming to the meeting, but we discovered the truth.)
Table of the Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of inventer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’avais inventé | J’avais inventé une histoire. | I had invented a story. |
tu | tu avais inventé | Tu avais inventé une excuse. | You had invented an excuse. |
il | il avait inventé | Il avait inventé un nouveau jeu. | He had invented a new game. |
elle | elle avait inventé | Elle avait inventé une recette. | She had invented a recipe. |
on | on avait inventé | On avait inventé un mensonge. | One had invented a lie. |
nous | nous avions inventé | Nous avions inventé un plan. | We had invented a plan. |
vous | vous aviez inventé | Vous aviez inventé une solution. | You had invented a solution. |
ils | ils avaient inventé | Ils avaient inventé un prototype. | They had invented a prototype. |
elles | elles avaient inventé | Elles avaient inventé une histoire. | They had invented a story. |
Other Conjugations for Inventer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb inventer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb inventer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb inventer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb inventer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb inventer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb inventer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb inventer (this article)
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb inventer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb inventer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb inventer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb inventer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb inventer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb inventer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb inventer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb inventer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb inventer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb inventer
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Inventer – 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
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