Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb papoter
Introduction to the verb papoter
The English translation of the French verb papoter is “to chat” or “to gossip.” It is pronounced as “pah-poh-tay.”
The language origin of papoter is derived from the colloquial expression “papoter du bout des lèvres” which means “to chat with the tip of the lips.” It is commonly used in everyday French to refer to light and casual conversations between friends or acquaintances.
In the Plus-que-parfait tense, papoter is used to describe an action that had been completed in the past before another past action took place. Here are three simple examples of its usage in this tense:
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J’avais papoté avec mes voisins avant de partir en vacances. (I had chatted with my neighbors before leaving for vacation.)
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Elle avait papoté toute la journée avec sa sœur au téléphone. (She had gossiped with her sister on the phone all day.)
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Nous avions papoté en buvant du café au parc hier. (We had chatted while drinking coffee at the park yesterday.)
Table of the Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of papoter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’avais papoté | J’avais papoté avec mes amis. | I had chatted with my friends. |
tu | tu avais papoté | Tu avais papoté avec tes collègues. | You had chatted with your colleagues. |
il | il avait papoté | Il avait papoté avec ses voisins. | He had chatted with his neighbors. |
elle | elle avait papoté | Elle avait papoté avec sa famille. | She had chatted with her family. |
on | on avait papoté | On avait papoté avec nos amis. | One had chatted with our friends. |
nous | nous avions papoté | Nous avions papoté avec nos voisins. | We had chatted with our neighbors. |
vous | vous aviez papoté | Vous aviez papoté avec vos collègues. | You had chatted with your colleagues. |
ils | ils avaient papoté | Ils avaient papoté avec leurs amis. | They had chatted with their friends. |
elles | elles avaient papoté | Elles avaient papoté avec leur famille. | They had chatted with their family. |
Other Conjugations for Papoter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb papoter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb papoter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb papoter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb papoter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb papoter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb papoter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb papoter (this article)
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb papoter
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb papoter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb papoter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb papoter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb papoter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb papoter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb papoter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb papoter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb papoter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb papoter
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Papoter – 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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