Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb participer
Introduction to the verb participer
The English translation of the French verb participer is “to participate” or “to take part.” The infinitive form of the verb is pronounced “par-tee-see-pay.”
The verb participer comes from the Latin word “participare,” meaning “to share.” It is most often used in everyday French to express participation or involvement in an event, activity, or group.
In the Plus-que-parfait tense, which is the past perfect tense in English, participer is used to talk about an action that had already happened before another past action. It is formed by conjugating the auxiliary verb “avoir” in the imperfect tense and adding the past participle of participer, which is “participé.”
Here are three simple examples of participer in the Plus-que-parfait tense, with their respective English translations:
- J’avais participé à la réunion avant de partir en vacances. (I had participated in the meeting before leaving for vacation.)
- Ils avaient participé à la fête jusqu’à minuit. (They had participated in the party until midnight.)
- Elle avait participé à plusieurs compétitions de danse avant de se blesser. (She had participated in several dance competitions before getting injured.)
Table of the Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of participer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’avais participé | J’avais participé à la réunion. | I had participated in the meeting. |
tu | tu avais participé | Tu avais participé à l’événement. | You had participated in the event. |
il | il avait participé | Il avait participé à l’activité. | He had participated in the activity. |
elle | elle avait participé | Elle avait participé à la fête. | She had participated in the party. |
on | on avait participé | On avait participé au jeu. | One had participated in the game. |
nous | nous avions participé | Nous avions participé au projet. | We had participated in the project. |
vous | vous aviez participé | Vous aviez participé à la compétition. | You had participated in the competition. |
ils | ils avaient participé | Ils avaient participé à l’événement. | They had participated in the event. |
elles | elles avaient participé | Elles avaient participé à la manifestation. | They had participated in the demonstration. |
Other Conjugations for Participer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb participer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb participer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb participer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb participer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb participer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb participer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb participer (this article)
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb participer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb participer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb participer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb participer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb participer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb participer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb participer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb participer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb participer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb participer
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Participer – 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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