Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ouvrager
Introduction to the verb ouvrager
The English translation of the French verb ouvrager is “to work” or “to labor”. It is pronounced as “oo-vra-zhay” in its infinitive form.
The word ouvrager comes from the Old French word “ovre”, meaning “work” or “effort”. It is derived from the Latin word “opera”, which has the same meaning.
In everyday French, ouvrager is most commonly 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 past action.
Here are three simple examples of ouvrager in the Plus-que-parfait tense and their English translations:
- J’avais ouvragé toute la journée avant que mes amis arrivent. (I had worked all day before my friends arrived.)
- Nous avions ouvragé ensemble sur ce projet avant de le présenter à l’équipe. (We had worked together on this project before presenting it to the team.)
- Ils avaient ouvragé dur pendant des mois avant de finalement obtenir une promotion. (They had worked hard for months before finally getting a promotion.)
Table of the Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of ouvrager
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’avais ouvragé | J’avais ouvragé toute la nuit. | I had worked all night. |
tu | tu avais ouvragé | Tu avais ouvragé pendant des heures. | You had worked for hours. |
il | il avait ouvragé | Il avait ouvragé toute la journée. | He had worked all day. |
elle | elle avait ouvragé | Elle avait ouvragé toute la semaine. | She had worked all week. |
on | on avait ouvragé | On avait ouvragé tout le mois. | One had worked the whole month. |
nous | nous avions ouvragé | Nous avions ouvragé toute l’année. | We had worked the whole year. |
vous | vous aviez ouvragé | Vous aviez ouvragé tout le temps. | You had worked all the time. |
ils | ils avaient ouvragé | Ils avaient ouvragé tout le temps. | They had worked all the time. |
elles | elles avaient ouvragé | Elles avaient ouvragé toute la journée. | They had worked all day. |
Other Conjugations for Ouvrager.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb ouvrager
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ouvrager
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ouvrager
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ouvrager
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ouvrager
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ouvrager
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ouvrager (this article)
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ouvrager
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ouvrager
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ouvrager
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ouvrager
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ouvrager
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ouvrager
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ouvrager
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ouvrager
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ouvrager
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ouvrager
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Ouvrager – 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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