Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb perpétrer
Introduction to the verb perpétrer
The English translation of the French verb perpétrer is “to perpetrate.” It is pronounced as “per-peh-trer.”
Perpétrer comes from the Latin root “perpetrare,” meaning “to perform, accomplish, or execute.” It entered the French language in the 16th century and has been used to describe committing a crime or carrying out a harmful action ever since.
In everyday French, perpétrer is most often used in the Plus-que-parfait tense, which is the past perfect tense in English. This tense is used to describe an action that was completed before another past action.
Here are three examples of perpétrer in the Plus-que-parfait tense with their English translations:
- J’avais perpétré le vol avant que la police n’arrive. (I had perpetrated the theft before the police arrived.)
- Il avait perpétré des actes de violence contre sa famille. (He had committed acts of violence against his family.)
- Nous avions perpétré cette erreur par mégarde. (We had made this mistake by mistake.)
In all of these examples, the action of perpetrating had already been completed before the other past action took place. This tense is commonly used in French literature and formal writing.
Table of the Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of perpétrer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’avais perpétré | J’avais perpétré un vol. | I had committed a theft. |
tu | tu avais perpétré | Tu avais perpétré un meurtre. | You had committed a murder. |
il | il avait perpétré | Il avait perpétré un crime. | He had committed a crime. |
elle | elle avait perpétré | Elle avait perpétré une fraude. | She had committed a fraud. |
on | on avait perpétré | On avait perpétré un délit. | One had committed a felony. |
nous | nous avions perpétré | Nous avions perpétré une escroquerie. | We had committed a scam. |
vous | vous aviez perpétré | Vous aviez perpétré un vol. | You had committed a theft. |
ils | ils avaient perpétré | Ils avaient perpétré un crime. | They had committed a crime. |
elles | elles avaient perpétré | Elles avaient perpétré une fraude. | They had committed a fraud. |
Other Conjugations for Perpétrer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb perpétrer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb perpétrer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb perpétrer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb perpétrer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb perpétrer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb perpétrer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb perpétrer (this article)
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb perpétrer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb perpétrer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb perpétrer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb perpétrer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb perpétrer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb perpétrer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb perpétrer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb perpétrer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb perpétrer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb perpétrer
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Perpétrer – 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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