Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb mansarder
Introduction to the verb mansarder
The English translation of the French verb mansarder is “to mansard” or “to add a mansard roof.” It is pronounced as “mahn-sahr-deh” in its infinitive form.
The word “mansarder” comes from the French word “mansarde,” which refers to a type of roof with two slopes on each side and a flat top, commonly found in French architecture. It is most often used in everyday French in the Plus-que-parfait tense, which expresses an action that happened before another past action.
Here are three simple examples of its usage in the Plus-que-parfait tense, with their respective English translations:
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J’avais mansardé la toiture avant de vendre la maison.
(I had added a mansard roof before selling the house.) -
Ils avaient mansardé leur maison pour gagner de l’espace.
(They had mansarded their house to gain more space.) -
Elle avait mansardé son atelier pour en faire un petit appartement.
(She had mansarded her studio to turn it into a small apartment.)
Table of the Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of mansarder
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’avais mansardé | J’avais mansardé la maison. | I had mansarded the house. |
tu | tu avais mansardé | Tu avais mansardé ton appartement. | You had Mansarded your apartment. |
il | il avait mansardé | Il avait mansardé l’immeuble. | He had Mansarded the building. |
elle | elle avait mansardé | Elle avait mansardé sa maison. | She had Mansarded her house. |
on | on avait mansardé | On avait mansardé l’hôtel. | One had Mansarded the hotel. |
nous | nous avions mansardé | Nous avions mansardé l’église. | We had Mansarded the church. |
vous | vous aviez mansardé | Vous aviez mansardé la bibliothèque. | You had Mansarded the library. |
ils | ils avaient mansardé | Ils avaient mansardé l’école. | They had Mansarded the school. |
elles | elles avaient mansardé | Elles avaient mansardé l’entreprise. | They had Mansarded the company. |
Other Conjugations for Mansarder.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb mansarder
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb mansarder
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb mansarder
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb mansarder
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb mansarder
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb mansarder
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb mansarder (this article)
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb mansarder
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb mansarder
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb mansarder
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb mansarder
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb mansarder
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb mansarder
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb mansarder
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb mansarder
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb mansarder
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb mansarder
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Mansarder – 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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