Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb permuter
Introduction to the verb permuter
The English translation of the French verb permuter is “to permute” or “to swap/switch.” It is pronounced as “pehr-myoo-teh.”
The language origin of permuter is from the Latin word “permutare,” meaning “to change thoroughly.” In everyday French, it is used in the Plus-que-parfait tense to express an action that had been completed before another action in the past.
Here are three simple examples of its usage in this tense, with the respective English translations:
- J’avais permuté mon poste avec mon collègue avant de partir en vacances. (I had swapped my position with my colleague before going on vacation.)
- Elle avait permuté les meubles dans sa chambre pour avoir plus d’espace. (She had rearranged the furniture in her room to have more space.)
- Nous avions permuté les dates de notre voyage à cause de la météo. (We had switched the dates of our trip because of the weather.)
Table of the Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of permuter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’avais permuté | J’avais permuté les lettres. | I had switched the letters. |
tu | tu avais permuté | Tu avais permuté les pièces. | You had swapped the pieces. |
il | il avait permuté | Il avait permuté les places. | He had exchanged the places. |
elle | elle avait permuté | Elle avait permuté les rôles. | She had switched the roles. |
on | on avait permuté | On avait permuté les équipes. | One had changed the teams. |
nous | nous avions permuté | Nous avions permuté les tâches. | We had swapped the tasks. |
vous | vous aviez permuté | Vous aviez permuté les dates. | You had changed the dates. |
ils | ils avaient permuté | Ils avaient permuté les mots. | They had switched the words. |
elles | elles avaient permuté | Elles avaient permuté les objets. | They had exchanged the objects. |
Other Conjugations for Permuter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb permuter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb permuter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb permuter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb permuter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb permuter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb permuter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb permuter (this article)
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb permuter
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb permuter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb permuter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb permuter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb permuter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb permuter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb permuter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb permuter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb permuter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb permuter
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Permuter – 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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