Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb mendigoter
Introduction to the verb mendigoter
The English translation of the French verb mendigoter is “to scrounge” or “to beg”. It is pronounced as “mahn-dee-go-tay” in its infinitive form.
The word mendigoter is derived from the French word mendier, which means “to beg”. It is often used in everyday French, particularly in informal and colloquial contexts. In the Plus-que-parfait tense, mendigoter is used to talk about a past action that had been ongoing or had been completed before another action in the past.
Examples:
- J’avais mendigoté de l’argent à mes parents avant d’aller au cinéma. (I had scrounged for money from my parents before going to the movies.)
- Elle avait mendigoté un peu de nourriture auprès des passants. (She had begged for some food from passersby.)
- Nous avions mendigoté des vêtements pour survivre dans la rue. (We had scrounged for clothes to survive on the streets.)
Table of the Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of mendigoter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’avais mendigoté | J’avais mendigoté de l’argent. | I had begged for money. |
tu | tu avais mendigoté | Tu avais mendigoté des bonbons. | You had begged for candy. |
il | il avait mendigoté | Il avait mendigoté de la nourriture. | He had begged for food. |
elle | elle avait mendigoté | Elle avait mendigoté des vêtements. | She had begged for clothes. |
on | on avait mendigoté | On avait mendigoté de l’aide. | One had begged for help. |
nous | nous avions mendigoté | Nous avions mendigoté du soutien. | We had begged for support. |
vous | vous aviez mendigoté | Vous aviez mendigoté de l’aide. | You had begged for help. |
ils | ils avaient mendigoté | Ils avaient mendigoté de l’argent. | They had begged for money. |
elles | elles avaient mendigoté | Elles avaient mendigoté des bonbons. | They had begged for candy. |
Other Conjugations for Mendigoter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb mendigoter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb mendigoter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb mendigoter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb mendigoter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb mendigoter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb mendigoter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb mendigoter (this article)
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb mendigoter
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb mendigoter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb mendigoter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb mendigoter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb mendigoter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb mendigoter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb mendigoter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb mendigoter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb mendigoter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb mendigoter
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Mendigoter – 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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