Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb miter
Introduction to the verb miter
The English translation of the French verb miter is “to miter.” The infinitive form is pronounced “mee-teh.”
The word “miter” comes from the Latin word “mitra” which referred to a headdress worn by priests. In Middle English, it came to mean a pointed cap worn by bishops, and eventually evolved into the verb “miter” in French.
In everyday French, miter is most often used in the Plus-que-parfait tense, which is the past perfect tense. This tense is used to describe an action that was completed before another action in the past.
Here are three simple examples of miter in the Plus-que-parfait tense:
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Quand j’ai vu le résultat, j’ai regretté de ne pas avoir mité les angles correctement. (When I saw the result, I regretted not having mitered the corners correctly.)
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Ils avaient déjà acheté la maison avant de se rendre compte qu’ils avaient oublié de miter les plinthes. (They had already bought the house before realizing they had forgotten to miter the baseboards.)
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J’avais demandé à mon père de miter le bois pour que je puisse terminer mon projet de menuiserie. (I had asked my father to miter the wood so I could finish my woodworking project.)
English translations:
- regretted not having mitered
- had forgotten to miter
- had asked my father to miter.
Table of the Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of miter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’avais mîté | J’avais mîté le bois. | I had mitered the wood. |
tu | tu avais mîté | Tu avais mîté les angles. | You had mitered the corners. |
il | il avait mîté | Il avait mîté la plinthe. | He had mitered the baseboard. |
elle | elle avait mîté | Elle avait mîté le cadre. | She had mitered the frame. |
on | on avait mîté | On avait mîté les pièces. | One had mitered the pieces. |
nous | nous avions mîté | Nous avions mîté les planches. | We had mitered the planks. |
vous | vous aviez mîté | Vous aviez mîté les bords. | You had mitered the edges. |
ils | ils avaient mîté | Ils avaient mîté les moulures. | They had mitered the moldings. |
elles | elles avaient mîté | Elles avaient mîté les moulures. | They had mitered the moldings. |
Other Conjugations for Miter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb miter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb miter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb miter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb miter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb miter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb miter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb miter (this article)
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb miter
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb miter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb miter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb miter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb miter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb miter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb miter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb miter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb miter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb miter
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Miter – 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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