Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb jachérer
Introduction to the verb jachérer
The English translation of the French verb jachérer is “to idle” or “to laze around.” It is pronounced as “zhah-sheh-rey.”
The verb jachérer comes from the Old French word “jacher,” which means “to rest” or “to lie down.” It is derived from the Latin word “iacere,” meaning “to lie.” In everyday French, jachérer is often used in the Plus-que-parfait tense, which corresponds to the past perfect tense in English. This tense is used to express an action that was completed in the past before another past action.
Examples:
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Quand j’ai rendu visite à mon ami hier, il avait passé toute la journée à jachérer sur son canapé. (When I visited my friend yesterday, he had spent the whole day idling on his couch.)
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Ils avaient tellement jachéré pendant les vacances qu’ils n’ont rien vu de la ville. (They had idled so much during the holidays that they didn’t see anything of the city.)
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J’avais fini mes devoirs lorsque mes amis sont arrivés, donc j’ai pu jachérer avec eux toute la soirée. (I had finished my homework when my friends arrived, so I could laze around with them all evening.)
Table of the Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of jachérer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’avais jachéré | J’avais jachéré dans la prairie. | I had been grazing in the meadow. |
tu | tu avais jachéré | Tu avais jachéré dans le champ. | You had been grazing in the field. |
il | il avait jachéré | Il avait jachéré avec les vaches. | He had been grazing with the cows. |
elle | elle avait jachéré | Elle avait jachéré dans le pré. | She had been grazing in the pasture. |
on | on avait jachéré | On avait jachéré avec les moutons. | One had been grazing with the sheep. |
nous | nous avions jachéré | Nous avions jachéré dans la montagne. | We had been grazing in the mountains. |
vous | vous aviez jachéré | Vous aviez jachéré près de la rivière. | You had been grazing near the river. |
ils | ils avaient jachéré | Ils avaient jachéré avec les chevaux. | They had been grazing with the horses. |
elles | elles avaient jachéré | Elles avaient jachéré dans la forêt. | They had been grazing in the forest. |
Other Conjugations for Jachérer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb jachérer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb jachérer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb jachérer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb jachérer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb jachérer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb jachérer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb jachérer (this article)
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb jachérer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb jachérer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb jachérer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb jachérer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb jachérer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb jachérer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb jachérer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb jachérer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb jachérer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb jachérer
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Jachérer – 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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