Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb paillarder
Introduction to the verb paillarder
The English translation of the French verb paillarder is to be a libertine or to engage in debauchery. It is pronounced as “pa-ee-yar-dey.”
The word paillarder comes from the noun paillard, which means a debauched or licentious person. The verb form, paillarder, originated in the late 17th century and was originally used to describe someone who was leading a dissolute or immoral lifestyle. In modern French, it is most commonly used in the Plus-que-parfait tense, which is the past perfect tense, to describe an action that had already been completed before another action in the past.
Three simple examples of using paillarder in the Plus-que-parfait tense are:
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J’avais paillardé toute la nuit avant de rentrer chez moi. (I had been debauched all night before going back home.)
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Tu avais paillardé avec tes amis avant de rencontrer ta femme. (You had engaged in debauchery with your friends before meeting your wife.)
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Il avait paillardé à Paris pendant des années avant de se ranger. (He had been a libertine in Paris for years before settling down.)
English translations:
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I had been a libertine all night before going back home.
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You had been debauched with your friends before meeting your wife.
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He had been leading a debauched lifestyle in Paris for years before settling down.
Table of the Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of paillarder
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’avais paillardé | J’avais paillardé toute la nuit. | I had partied all night. |
tu | tu avais paillardé | Tu avais paillardé avec tes amis. | You had partied with your friends. |
il | il avait paillardé | Il avait paillardé pendant les vacances. | He had partied during the holidays. |
elle | elle avait paillardé | Elle avait paillardé dans la boîte de nuit. | She had partied at the nightclub. |
on | on avait paillardé | On avait paillardé en Espagne. | One had partied in Spain. |
nous | nous avions paillardé | Nous avions paillardé ensemble. | We had partied together. |
vous | vous aviez paillardé | Vous aviez paillardé toute la soirée. | You had partied all evening. |
ils | ils avaient paillardé | Ils avaient paillardé avec les voisins. | They had partied with the neighbors. |
elles | elles avaient paillardé | Elles avaient paillardé au bord de la piscine. | They had partied by the pool. |
Other Conjugations for Paillarder.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb paillarder
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb paillarder
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb paillarder
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb paillarder
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb paillarder
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb paillarder
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb paillarder (this article)
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb paillarder
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb paillarder
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb paillarder
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb paillarder
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb paillarder
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb paillarder
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb paillarder
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb paillarder
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb paillarder
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb paillarder
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Paillarder – 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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