Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb octavier
Introduction to the verb octavier
The English translation of the French verb octavier is “to octave” or “to play an octave”. The infinitive form of the verb is pronounced “awk-tah-vee-ay”.
The word “octavier” comes from the Latin word “octava”, meaning “eighth”, and was originally used in music to refer to the interval between two notes eight degrees apart. 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 talk about an action that was completed before another action in the past.
Here are 3 simple examples of octavier in the Plus-que-parfait tense:
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J’avais octavié le morceau avant que le professeur n’arrive. (I had played the piece before the teacher arrived.)
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Nous avions octavié la chanson avant que le concert ne commence. (We had played the song before the concert started.)
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Ils avaient octavié la mélodie plusieurs fois avant de la maîtriser. (They had played the melody several times before mastering it.)
In these examples, octavier is used to indicate an action that was completed in the past before another action. The English translations also use the past perfect tense to convey the same meaning.
Table of the Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of octavier
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’avais octavié | J’avais octavié la chanson. | I had octave sic the song. |
tu | tu avais octavié | Tu avais octavié la mélodie. | You had octave sic the melody. |
il | il avait octavié | Il avait octavié la partition. | He had octave sic the partition. |
elle | elle avait octavié | Elle avait octavié la symphonie. | She had octave sic the symphony. |
on | on avait octavié | On avait octavié la sonate. | One had octave sic the sonata. |
nous | nous avions octavié | Nous avions octavié la musique. | We had octave sic the music. |
vous | vous aviez octavié | Vous aviez octavié le morceau. | You had octave sic the piece. |
ils | ils avaient octavié | Ils avaient octavié le concert. | They had octave sic the concert. |
elles | elles avaient octavié | Elles avaient octavié la chanson. | They had octave sic the song. |
Other Conjugations for Octavier.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb octavier
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb octavier
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb octavier
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb octavier
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb octavier
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb octavier
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb octavier (this article)
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb octavier
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb octavier
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb octavier
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb octavier
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb octavier
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb octavier
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb octavier
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb octavier
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb octavier
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb octavier
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Octavier – 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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