Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb méduser
Introduction to the verb méduser
The English translation of the French verb méduser is “to astound,” “to amaze,” or “to shock.” It is pronounced “meh-doo-zay.”
The word méduser comes from the Latin word “Medusa,” which refers to a Gorgon in Greek mythology who had the power to turn people into stone with her gaze. In French, méduser is most often used in its infinitive form, méduser, or in the past tense, médusé, as an adjective meaning “astounded” or “amazed.”
Méduser is often used in everyday French in the Plus-que-parfait tense, which corresponds to the English past perfect tense. This tense is used to describe an action that was completed before another past action or time reference. Here are three simple examples of méduser in the Plus-que-parfait tense, with their English translations:
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J’avais médusé mes parents avec mes résultats scolaires.
(I had astounded my parents with my school grades.) -
Elle avait été médusée par la beauté du paysage.
(She had been amazed by the beauty of the landscape.) -
Nous avions tous été médusés par son discours passionné.
(We had all been shocked by his passionate speech.)
Table of the Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of méduser
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’avais médusé | J’avais médusé mes amis. | I had amazed my friends. |
tu | tu avais médusé | Tu avais médusé ton professeur. | You had amazed your teacher. |
il | il avait médusé | Il avait médusé tout le monde. | He had amazed everyone. |
elle | elle avait médusé | Elle avait médusé ses parents. | She had amazed her parents. |
on | on avait médusé | On avait médusé la foule. | One had amazed the crowd. |
nous | nous avions médusé | Nous avions médusé nos collègues. | We had amazed our colleagues. |
vous | vous aviez médusé | Vous aviez médusé les spectateurs. | You had amazed the spectators. |
ils | ils avaient médusé | Ils avaient médusé leurs adversaires. | They had amazed their opponents. |
elles | elles avaient médusé | Elles avaient médusé leurs enfants. | They had amazed their children. |
Other Conjugations for Méduser.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb méduser
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb méduser
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb méduser
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb méduser
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb méduser
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb méduser
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb méduser (this article)
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb méduser
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb méduser
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb méduser
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb méduser
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb méduser
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb méduser
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb méduser
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb méduser
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb méduser
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb méduser
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Méduser – 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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