Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb percer
Introduction to the verb percer
The English translation of the French verb percer is “to pierce” or “to drill.” It is pronounced as “pehr-say” in the infinitive form.
The word percer comes from the Latin word “percutere,” meaning “to strike through,” and has been used in French since the 12th century.
In everyday French, percer is most commonly used in the Plus-que-parfait tense, which is the past perfect tense. This tense is used to express an action that was completed before another past action.
Here are three examples of percer in the Plus-que-parfait tense with their English translations:
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J’avais percé un trou dans le mur avant que ma mère rentre à la maison. (I had drilled a hole in the wall before my mother came back home.)
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Quand j’ai trouvé le collier, il avait déjà percé ma peau. (When I found the necklace, it had already pierced my skin.)
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Ils avaient percé la glace pour pêcher, mais le poisson était déjà parti. (They had drilled a hole in the ice to fish, but the fish had already left.)
In these examples, the action of drilling/piercing was completed before another past action (mother coming home, finding the necklace, and the fish leaving).
Table of the Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of percer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’avais percé | J’avais percé le mur. | I had pierced the wall. |
tu | tu avais percé | Tu avais percé le papier. | You had pierced the paper. |
il | il avait percé | Il avait percé le ballon. | He had pierced the ball. |
elle | elle avait percé | Elle avait percé la pomme. | She had pierced the apple. |
on | on avait percé | On avait percé le pneu. | One had pierced the tire. |
nous | nous avions percé | Nous avions percé le tissu. | We had pierced the fabric. |
vous | vous aviez percé | Vous aviez percé le métal. | You had pierced the metal. |
ils | ils avaient percé | Ils avaient percé la bouteille. | They had pierced the bottle. |
elles | elles avaient percé | Elles avaient percé le sac. | They had pierced the bag. |
Other Conjugations for Percer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb percer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb percer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb percer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb percer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb percer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb percer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb percer (this article)
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb percer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb percer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb percer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb percer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb percer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb percer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb percer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb percer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb percer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb percer
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Percer – 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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