Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb merdoyer
Introduction to the verb merdoyer
The English translation of the French verb merdoyer is “to mess around/fool around”. The infinitive form is pronounced as “mehr-dwah-yay”.
The word merdoyer comes from the French word “merde”, which means “shit”. It is often used in colloquial and everyday French to describe someone who is being lazy, unproductive, or not taking things seriously. In the Plus-que-parfait tense, it is used to describe an action that had been ongoing in the past.
Here are three examples of merdoyer in the Plus-que-parfait tense with their English translations:
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J’avais l’impression qu’il merdoyait toute la journée au travail. (I had the impression that he was messing around all day at work.)
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Ils avaient toujours merdoyé pendant les cours de français. (They had always been messing around during French class.)
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Nous avions merdoyé en préparant pour l’examen et nous avons échoué. (We had been fooling around while preparing for the exam and we failed.)
Table of the Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of merdoyer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’avais merdoyé | J’avais merdoyé dans la boue. | I had wallowed in the mud. |
tu | tu avais merdoyé | Tu avais merdoyé sur le tapis. | You had messed up the carpet. |
il | il avait merdoyé | Il avait merdoyé sur le lit. | He had messed up the bed. |
elle | elle avait merdoyé | Elle avait merdoyé sur le sol. | She had messed up the floor. |
on | on avait merdoyé | On avait merdoyé sur le canapé. | One had messed up the couch. |
nous | nous avions merdoyé | Nous avions merdoyé dans l’herbe. | We had messed up the grass. |
vous | vous aviez merdoyé | Vous aviez merdoyé sur le tapis. | You had messed up the carpet. |
ils | ils avaient merdoyé | Ils avaient merdoyé dans la cuisine. | They had messed up the kitchen. |
elles | elles avaient merdoyé | Elles avaient merdoyé sur la table. | They had messed up the table. |
Other Conjugations for Merdoyer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb merdoyer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb merdoyer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb merdoyer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb merdoyer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb merdoyer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb merdoyer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb merdoyer (this article)
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb merdoyer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb merdoyer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb merdoyer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb merdoyer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb merdoyer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb merdoyer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb merdoyer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb merdoyer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb merdoyer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb merdoyer
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Merdoyer – 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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