Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb musarder
Introduction to the verb musarder
The English translation of the French verb musarder is “to dawdle” or “to loiter.” It is pronounced [my-zahr-dey].
The word musarder comes from the Old French word musard, meaning “idler” or “loafer.” In everyday French, it is most often used in the Plus-que-parfait tense, which is the past perfect tense in English. This tense is used to describe an action that was completed before another action in the past.
Here are three examples of musarder in the Plus-que-parfait tense, with their English translations:
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J’avais musardé dans les rues avant de me rendre au travail.
(I had dawdled in the streets before going to work.) -
Tu avais musardé toute la journée au lieu de faire tes devoirs.
(You had loitered all day instead of doing your homework.) -
Ils/Elles avaient musardé dans le parc avant de rentrer à la maison.
(They had dawdled in the park before going back home.)
Table of the Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of musarder
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’avais musardé | J’avais musardé dans les rues de la ville. | I had lingered in the streets of the city. |
tu | tu avais musardé | Tu avais musardé dans le parc toute la journée. | You had strolled in the park all day long. |
il | il avait musardé | Il avait musardé dans la bibliothèque. | He had loitered in the library. |
elle | elle avait musardé | Elle avait musardé dans les magasins pendant des heures. | She had dawdled in the shops for hours. |
on | on avait musardé | On avait musardé sur les bancs du parc. | One had lounged on the park benches. |
nous | nous avions musardé | Nous avions musardé dans les ruelles. | We had wandered in the alleyways. |
vous | vous aviez musardé | Vous aviez musardé dans le quartier. | You had roamed around the neighborhood. |
ils | ils avaient musardé | Ils avaient musardé dans les rues animées de la ville. | They had wandered in the lively streets of the city. |
elles | elles avaient musardé | Elles avaient musardé dans le parc toute la journée. | They had strolled in the park all day long. |
Other Conjugations for Musarder.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb musarder
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb musarder
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb musarder
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb musarder
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb musarder
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb musarder
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb musarder (this article)
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb musarder
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb musarder
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb musarder
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb musarder
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb musarder
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb musarder
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb musarder
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb musarder
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb musarder
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb musarder
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Musarder – 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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