Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb mépriser
Introduction to the verb mépriser
The English translation of the French verb mépriser is “to despise” or “to look down on.” It is pronounced “meh-pree-zay.”
Mépriser comes from the Old French word “mesprisier,” derived from the Latin word “minus” meaning “less” and “pretium” meaning “value.” In everyday French, it is commonly used to express a strong feeling of disdain or contempt towards something or someone.
In the Plus-que-parfait tense, mépriser is translated as “had despised” or “had looked down on.” Here are three examples of its usage in this tense with their English translations:
- J’avais méprisé son comportement arrogant. (I had despised his arrogant behavior.)
- Elle avait méprisé mes conseils et avait fait ses propres choix. (She had looked down on my advice and had made her own choices.)
- Nous avions méprisé ces idées rétrogrades depuis longtemps. (We had despised these backward ideas for a long time.)
Table of the Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of mépriser
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’avais méprisé | J’avais méprisé son attitude. | I had despised his attitude. |
tu | tu avais méprisé | Tu avais méprisé mes opinions. | You had disdained my opinions. |
il | il avait méprisé | Il avait méprisé sa supériorité. | He had scorned his superiority. |
elle | elle avait méprisé | Elle avait méprisé son arrogance. | She had despised his arrogance. |
on | on avait méprisé | On avait méprisé leur ignorance. | One had scorned their ignorance. |
nous | nous avions méprisé | Nous avions méprisé leur ignorance. | We had despised their ignorance. |
vous | vous aviez méprisé | Vous aviez méprisé leur incompétence. | You had scorned their incompetence. |
ils | ils avaient méprisé | Ils avaient méprisé leur ignorance. | They had despised their ignorance. |
elles | elles avaient méprisé | Elles avaient méprisé sa prétention. | They had scorned her pretense. |
Other Conjugations for Mépriser.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb mépriser
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb mépriser
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb mépriser
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb mépriser
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb mépriser
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb mépriser
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb mépriser (this article)
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb mépriser
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb mépriser
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb mépriser
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb mépriser
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb mépriser
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb mépriser
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb mépriser
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb mépriser
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb mépriser
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb mépriser
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Mépriser – 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
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