Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb passementer
Introduction to the verb passementer
The English translation of the French verb passementer is “to trim” or “to adorn with decorative trimmings.” It is pronounced as /pas.mɑ̃.te/.
The word passementer comes from the French word “passement” which refers to decorative trimmings or edgings on clothing or furniture. It is derived from the verb “passer” which means “to pass” or “to go through,” and “menter” which means “to put on” or “to adorn.”
In everyday French, passementer is most often used in the Plus-que-parfait tense to describe actions that had been completed before a specific time in the past. It is formed by using the auxiliary verb “avoir” or “être” in the imparfait tense followed by the past participle of passementer, which is “passementé.”
Here are three examples of its usage in the Plus-que-parfait tense with their English translations:
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J’avais passementé le rideau avant la fête. (I had trimmed the curtain before the party.)
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Tu étais passementé ta robe quand j’ai frappé à la porte. (You had adorned your dress when I knocked on the door.)
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Les couturières avaient passementé les costumes pour le spectacle. (The seamstresses had trimmed the costumes for the show.)
Table of the Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of passementer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’avais passementé | J’avais passementé le rideau. | I had trimmed the curtain. |
tu | tu avais passementé | Tu avais passementé le coussin. | You had trimmed the cushion. |
il | il avait passementé | Il avait passementé le tapis. | He had trimmed the carpet. |
elle | elle avait passementé | Elle avait passementé le tablier. | She had trimmed the apron. |
on | on avait passementé | On avait passementé la nappe. | One had trimmed the tablecloth. |
nous | nous avions passementé | Nous avions passementé la robe. | We had trimmed the dress. |
vous | vous aviez passementé | Vous aviez passementé le rideau. | You had trimmed the curtain. |
ils | ils avaient passementé | Ils avaient passementé le tissu. | They had trimmed the fabric. |
elles | elles avaient passementé | Elles avaient passementé la veste. | They had trimmed the jacket. |
Other Conjugations for Passementer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb passementer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb passementer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb passementer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb passementer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb passementer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb passementer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb passementer (this article)
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb passementer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb passementer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb passementer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb passementer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb passementer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb passementer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb passementer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb passementer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb passementer
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Passementer – 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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