Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb parloter
Introduction to the verb parloter
The English translation of the French verb parloter is “to chatter” or “to chat”. It is pronounced as “par-loh-tey” in its infinitive form.
The word parloter comes from the Old French word parlot, which means “chatter” or “idle talk”. It is derived from the Latin word parabola, meaning “comparison” or “parable”.
In everyday French, parloter is often used in the Plus-que-parfait tense, which expresses an action that happened before another action in the past. It is typically used to talk about an event that occurred in the past and was completed before another event.
Here are three simple examples of using parloter in the Plus-que-parfait tense, with their English translations:
- Hier soir, nous avions parloté pendant des heures. (Last night, we had chatted for hours.)
- Ils avaient parloté avant que je ne les rejoigne. (They had chatted before I joined them.)
- J’avais parloté avec mes amis avant de me coucher. (I had chatted with my friends before going to bed.)
Table of the Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of parloter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’avais parlotté | J’avais parlotté avec mes amis. | I had chatted with my friends. |
tu | tu avais parlotté | Tu avais parlotté toute la nuit. | You had chatted all night. |
il | il avait parlotté | Il avait parlotté avec sa famille. | He had chatted with his family. |
elle | elle avait parlotté | Elle avait parlotté avec son collègue. | She had chatted with her colleague. |
on | on avait parlotté | On avait parlotté pendant des heures. | One had chatted for hours. |
nous | nous avions parlotté | Nous avions parlotté de nos vacances. | We had chatted about our vacations. |
vous | vous aviez parlotté | Vous aviez parlotté de vos projets. | You had chatted about your plans. |
ils | ils avaient parlotté | Ils avaient parlotté de leur travail. | They had chatted about their work. |
elles | elles avaient parlotté | Elles avaient parlotté de leur week-end. | They had chatted about their weekend. |
Other Conjugations for Parloter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb parloter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb parloter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb parloter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb parloter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb parloter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb parloter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb parloter (this article)
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb parloter
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb parloter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb parloter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb parloter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb parloter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb parloter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb parloter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb parloter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb parloter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb parloter
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Parloter – 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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