Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb pendiller
Introduction to the verb pendiller
The English translation of the French verb pendiller is “to dangle” or “to hang down.” It is pronounced as “pahn-dee-yay.”
The word pendiller comes from the French verb pendre, meaning “to hang,” and the suffix -iller, which is often used to denote a repetitive or ongoing action. Thus, pendiller can be translated as “to keep hanging.”
In everyday French, pendiller is most often used in the Plus-que-parfait tense (pluperfect) to refer to an action that had already happened in the past before another past event. It is formed by conjugating the auxiliary verb avoir in the imperfect tense (avais, avais, avait, avions, aviez, avaient) and adding the past participle of pendiller (pendillé).
Here are three examples of pendiller in the Plus-que-parfait tense, with their respective English translations:
- J’avais pendillé mes clés sur le crochet avant de partir. (I had hung my keys on the hook before leaving.)
- Tu avais pendillé tes vêtements pour les faire sécher. (You had hung your clothes to dry.)
- Elle avait pendillé sa tête tristement en entendant la nouvelle. (She had hung her head sadly upon hearing the news.)
Table of the Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of pendiller
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’avais pendillé | J’avais pendillé le manteau. | I had hung up the coat. |
tu | tu avais pendillé | Tu avais pendillé les clés. | You had hung up the keys. |
il | il avait pendillé | Il avait pendillé la photo. | He had hung up the picture. |
elle | elle avait pendillé | Elle avait pendillé la robe. | She had hung up the dress. |
on | on avait pendillé | On avait pendillé les rideaux. | One had hung up the curtains. |
nous | nous avions pendillé | Nous avions pendillé les lanternes. | We had hung up the lanterns. |
vous | vous aviez pendillé | Vous aviez pendillé les décorations. | You had hung up the decorations. |
ils | ils avaient pendillé | Ils avaient pendillé les guirlandes. | They had hung up the garlands. |
elles | elles avaient pendillé | Elles avaient pendillé les vêtements. | They had hung up the clothes. |
Other Conjugations for Pendiller.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb pendiller
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb pendiller
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb pendiller
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb pendiller
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb pendiller
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb pendiller
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb pendiller (this article)
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb pendiller
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb pendiller
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb pendiller
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb pendiller
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb pendiller
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb pendiller
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb pendiller
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb pendiller
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb pendiller
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb pendiller
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Pendiller – 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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