Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb jouer
Introduction to the verb jouer
The English translation of the French verb jouer is “to play.” It is pronounced “zhwey-ay.”
Jouer comes from the Old French word “jouer” meaning “to play.” It is most often used in everyday French in the plus-que-parfait tense, which is the past perfect tense. This tense is used to express an action that happened before another action in the past.
Example 1: J’avais joué au piano avant de partir. (I had played the piano before leaving.)
Example 2: Tu avais déjà joué à ce jeu avant que je ne te rejoigne. (You had already played this game before I joined you.)
Example 3: Elle avait joué dans cette pièce de théâtre avant de devenir célèbre. (She had played in this play before becoming famous.)
Table of the Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of jouer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’avais joué | J’avais joué au tennis. | I had played tennis. |
tu | tu avais joué | Tu avais joué aux cartes. | You had played cards. |
il | il avait joué | Il avait joué au football. | He had played football. |
elle | elle avait joué | Elle avait joué au piano. | She had played piano. |
on | on avait joué | On avait joué aux échecs. | One had played chess. |
nous | nous avions joué | Nous avions joué au volley. | We had played volleyball. |
vous | vous aviez joué | Vous aviez joué au golf. | You had played golf. |
ils | ils avaient joué | Ils avaient joué au basket. | They had played basketball. |
elles | elles avaient joué | Elles avaient joué au théâtre. | They had played theater. |
Other Conjugations for Jouer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb jouer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb jouer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb jouer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb jouer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb jouer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb jouer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb jouer (this article)
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb jouer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb jouer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb jouer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb jouer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb jouer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb jouer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb jouer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb jouer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb jouer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb jouer
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Jouer – 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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