Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb légender
Introduction to the verb légender
The English translation of the French verb légender is “to caption” or “to label.” The infinitive form, légender, is pronounced as “leh-zhawn-deh.”
The word légender comes from the French word légende, which means “caption” or “legend.” It is most often used in everyday French to describe the action of adding a caption or label to a picture, chart, or diagram.
In the Plus-que-parfait tense, légender is used to describe an action that had been completed before another past action. For example:
- J’avais déjà légendé toutes les photos avant que tu arrives. (I had already captioned all the photos before you arrived.)
- Les graphiques avaient été légendés par l’équipe de recherche. (The charts had been labeled by the research team.)
- Nous avions légendé les dessins la veille de la présentation. (We had captioned the drawings the day before the presentation.)
Table of the Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of légender
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’avais légendé | J’avais légendé la photo. | I had captioned the photo. |
tu | tu avais légendé | Tu avais légendé la vidéo. | You had captioned the video. |
il | il avait légendé | Il avait légendé le document. | He had captioned the document. |
elle | elle avait légendé | Elle avait légendé le tableau. | She had captioned the painting. |
on | on avait légendé | On avait légendé le dessin. | One had captioned the drawing. |
nous | nous avions légendé | Nous avions légendé le schéma. | We had captioned the diagram. |
vous | vous aviez légendé | Vous aviez légendé la carte. | You had captioned the map. |
ils | ils avaient légendé | Ils avaient légendé le graphique. | They had captioned the graph. |
elles | elles avaient légendé | Elles avaient légendé la photo. | They had captioned the photo. |
Other Conjugations for Légender.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb légender
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb légender
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb légender
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb légender
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb légender
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb légender
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb légender (this article)
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb légender
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb légender
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb légender
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb légender
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb légender
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb légender
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb légender
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb légender
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb légender
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb légender
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Légender – 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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