Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb pâtisser
Introduction to the verb pâtisser
The English translation of the French verb pâtisser is “to bake.” It is pronounced as “pah-teh-seer” in its infinitive form.
The word pâtisser comes from the French word “pâtisserie” which means pastry or bakery. It is most often used in everyday French in the Plus-que-parfait tense (past perfect tense) to talk about an action that was completed before another past action.
Here are three examples of pâtisser in the Plus-que-parfait tense with their English translations:
- J’avais pâtissé un gâteau avant que mes invités n’arrivent. (I had baked a cake before my guests arrived.)
- Nous avions pâtissé des cookies pour le pique-nique. (We had baked cookies for the picnic.)
- Ils avaient pâtissé un pain maison pour le dîner. (They had baked a homemade bread for dinner.)
Table of the Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of pâtisser
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’avais pâtissé | J’avais pâtissé pour le dessert. | I had baked for dessert. |
tu | tu avais pâtissé | Tu avais pâtissé un gâteau. | You had baked a cake. |
il | il avait pâtissé | Il avait pâtissé des cookies. | He had baked some cookies. |
elle | elle avait pâtissé | Elle avait pâtissé une tarte. | She had baked a pie. |
on | on avait pâtissé | On avait pâtissé des croissants. | One had baked croissants. |
nous | nous avions pâtissé | Nous avions pâtissé des éclairs. | We had baked eclairs. |
vous | vous aviez pâtissé | Vous aviez pâtissé un gâteau. | You had baked a cake. |
ils | ils avaient pâtissé | Ils avaient pâtissé des macarons. | They had baked macarons. |
elles | elles avaient pâtissé | Elles avaient pâtissé des tartes. | They had baked pies. |
Other Conjugations for Pâtisser.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb pâtisser
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb pâtisser
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb pâtisser
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb pâtisser
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb pâtisser
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb pâtisser
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb pâtisser (this article)
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb pâtisser
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb pâtisser
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb pâtisser
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb pâtisser
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb pâtisser
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb pâtisser
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb pâtisser
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb pâtisser
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb pâtisser
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb pâtisser
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Pâtisser – 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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