Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb pauser
Introduction to the verb pauser
The English translation of the French verb pauser is “to pause” or “to take a break”. It is pronounced as “poh-zay”.
The word pauser comes from the Latin verb “pausare”, meaning “to rest”. It entered the French language in the 16th century.
In everyday French, pauser is most often used in the plus-que-parfait tense, which is the past perfect tense. This tense is used to describe an action that happened before another action in the past.
Here are three simple examples of its usage in this tense with their English translations:
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J’avais déjà pausé mon sac quand j’ai entendu la sonnerie. (I had already put down my bag when I heard the bell.)
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Tu avais pausé ta tasse sur la table avant de répondre au téléphone. (You had put your cup on the table before answering the phone.)
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Elle avait pausé son livre et s’était endormie sur le canapé. (She had put down her book and had fallen asleep on the couch.)
Table of the Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of pauser
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’avais posé | J’avais posé le livre. | I had put down the book. |
tu | tu avais posé | Tu avais posé la tasse. | You had set down the cup. |
il | il avait posé | Il avait posé le stylo. | He had placed the pen. |
elle | elle avait posé | Elle avait posé le cahier. | She had laid down the notebook. |
on | on avait posé | On avait posé le téléphone. | One had put down the phone. |
nous | nous avions posé | Nous avions posé les assiettes. | We had set down the plates. |
vous | vous aviez posé | Vous aviez posé les clés. | You had put down the keys. |
ils | ils avaient posé | Ils avaient posé les valises. | They had placed the suitcases. |
elles | elles avaient posé | Elles avaient posé les fleurs. | They had put down the flowers. |
Other Conjugations for Pauser.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb pauser
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb pauser
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb pauser
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb pauser
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb pauser
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb pauser
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb pauser (this article)
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb pauser
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb pauser
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb pauser
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb pauser
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb pauser
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb pauser
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb pauser
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb pauser
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb pauser
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb pauser
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Pauser – 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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