Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb périmer
Introduction to the verb périmer
The English translation of the French verb périmer is “to expire” or “to become invalid.” The infinitive form is pronounced as “peh-ree-may.”
The word périmer comes from the Latin word “praemium,” which means “reward” or “prize.” In everyday French, périmer is most often used in its past tense form, plus-que-parfait, to indicate that something had expired or become invalid before a certain point in the past.
Example 1: J’avais oublié de payer ma facture, donc mon abonnement avait périmé. (I had forgotten to pay my bill, so my subscription had expired.)
Example 2: La garantie de mon téléphone avait périmé avant que je ne le fasse réparer. (The warranty on my phone had expired before I got it repaired.)
Example 3: Ils ont dû annuler leur voyage car leur passeport avait périmé. (They had to cancel their trip because their passport had expired.)
In all of these examples, the verb périmer is used to indicate that something had become invalid or expired in the past, before a specific event or action took place.
Table of the Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of périmer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’avais périme | J’avais périme le lait. | I had expired the milk. |
tu | tu avais périme | Tu avais périme les légumes. | You had expired the vegetables. |
il | il avait périme | Il avait périme la viande. | He had expired the meat. |
elle | elle avait périme | Elle avait périme le fromage. | She had expired the cheese. |
on | on avait périme | On avait périme les œufs. | One had expired the eggs. |
nous | nous avions périme | Nous avions périme les fruits. | We had expired the fruits. |
vous | vous aviez périme | Vous aviez périme le beurre. | You had expired the butter. |
ils | ils avaient périme | Ils avaient périme le yaourt. | They had expired the yogurt. |
elles | elles avaient périme | Elles avaient périme le pain. | They had expired the bread. |
Other Conjugations for Périmer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb périmer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb périmer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb périmer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb périmer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb périmer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb périmer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb périmer (this article)
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb périmer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb périmer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb périmer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb périmer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb périmer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb périmer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb périmer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb périmer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb périmer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb périmer
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Périmer – 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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