Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb percuter
Introduction to the verb percuter
The English translation of the French verb percuter is “to hit”, “to collide”, or “to crash into”. It is pronounced as “pehr-koo-tey” in its infinitive form.
The language origin of percuter is from the Latin word “percutere” which means “to strike through”. In everyday French, it is commonly used in the Plus-que-parfait tense, which is the past perfect tense in English. This tense is used to describe an action that happened before another action in the past.
Example 1: J’avais percuté le mur avant de réaliser que j’avais perdu le contrôle de la voiture.
Translation: I had crashed into the wall before realizing I had lost control of the car.
Example 2: Elle nous avait percutés avec son vélo en traversant la rue.
Translation: She had hit us with her bike while crossing the street.
Example 3: Les joueurs avaient percuté le ballon avec une telle force que le gardien n’avait pas réussi à l’arrêter.
Translation: The players had kicked the ball with such force that the goalkeeper couldn’t stop it.
Table of the Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of percuter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’avais percuté | J’avais percuté la voiture. | I had crashed into the car. |
tu | tu avais percuté | Tu avais percuté le mur. | You had crashed into the wall. |
il | il avait percuté | Il avait percuté le poteau. | He had crashed into the pole. |
elle | elle avait percuté | Elle avait percuté le camion. | She had crashed into the truck. |
on | on avait percuté | On avait percuté le vélo. | One had crashed into the bike. |
nous | nous avions percuté | Nous avions percuté le bus. | We had crashed into the bus. |
vous | vous aviez percuté | Vous aviez percuté le tram. | You had crashed into the tram. |
ils | ils avaient percuté | Ils avaient percuté le train. | They had crashed into the train. |
elles | elles avaient percuté | Elles avaient percuté la moto. | They had crashed into the motorcycle. |
Other Conjugations for Percuter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb percuter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb percuter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb percuter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb percuter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb percuter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb percuter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb percuter (this article)
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb percuter
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb percuter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb percuter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb percuter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb percuter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb percuter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb percuter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb percuter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb percuter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb percuter
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Percuter – 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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