Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb manager
Introduction to the verb manager
The English translation of the French verb manager is “to manage.” It is pronounced “mah-nah-zhay.”
The word “manager” comes from the Latin word “manus,” meaning “hand,” and the suffix “-agere,” meaning “to do.” It originally referred to someone who handles or controls something, and in French, it can be used to describe someone who manages a business or team.
In everyday French, the verb manager is most commonly used in the Plus-que-parfait tense, which is the past perfect tense. This tense is used to express an action that was completed in the past before another past action.
Here are three simple examples of the verb manager in the Plus-que-parfait tense, with their English translations:
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J’avais déjà managé une entreprise avant de travailler pour cette compagnie.
Translation: I had already managed a company before working for this company. -
Tu avais bien managé l’équipe lors de la dernière compétition.
Translation: You had managed the team well during the last competition. -
Ils avaient managé leur temps de manière efficace pour terminer le projet à temps.
Translation: They had managed their time effectively to finish the project on time.
Table of the Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of manager
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’avais managé | J’avais managé mon équipe. | I had managed my team. |
tu | tu avais managé | Tu avais managé tes projets. | You had managed your projects. |
il | il avait managé | Il avait managé l’entreprise. | He had managed the company. |
elle | elle avait managé | Elle avait managé son équipe. | She had managed her team. |
on | on avait managé | On avait managé la réunion. | One had managed the meeting. |
nous | nous avions managé | Nous avions managé le projet. | We had managed the project. |
vous | vous aviez managé | Vous aviez managé l’équipe. | You had managed the team. |
ils | ils avaient managé | Ils avaient managé leur département. | They had managed their department. |
elles | elles avaient managé | Elles avaient managé leur entreprise. | They had managed their company. |
Other Conjugations for Manager.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb manager
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb manager
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb manager
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb manager
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb manager
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb manager
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb manager (this article)
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb manager
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb manager
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb manager
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb manager
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb manager
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb manager
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb manager
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb manager
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb manager
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb manager
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Manager – 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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