Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb pester
Introduction to the verb pester
The English translation of the French verb pester is “to bother” or “to annoy”. The infinitive form of pester is pronounced as “PEH-stay”.
The word “pester” comes from the Old French word “peste” meaning “plague” or “scourge”. In everyday French, “pester” is most often used in the Plus-que-parfait tense, which is the past perfect tense in English. This tense is used to talk about actions that were completed before another past action.
Three simple examples of using “pester” in the Plus-que-parfait tense are:
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J’avais pesté contre mon voisin bruyant avant qu’il ne déménage. (I had bothered/complained about my noisy neighbor before he moved out.)
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Tu avais pester contre le mauvais service au restaurant avant que je ne te fasse remarquer que c’était un nouveau serveur. (You had complained about the bad service at the restaurant before I pointed out to you that it was a new server.)
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Les enfants avaient pester contre leur mère pour acheter des bonbons avant qu’elle ne leur dise qu’ils allaient chez le dentiste le lendemain. (The children had pestered their mother to buy them candy before she told them they were going to the dentist the next day.)
Table of the Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of pester
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’avais embêté | J’avais embêté mon frère. | I had pestered my brother. |
tu | tu avais embêté | Tu avais embêté ta soeur. | You had pestered your sister. |
il | il avait embêté | Il avait embêté son voisin. | He had pestered his neighbor. |
elle | elle avait embêté | Elle avait embêté sa colocataire. | She had pestered her roommate. |
on | on avait embêté | On avait embêté nos parents. | One had pestered our parents. |
nous | nous avions embêté | Nous avions embêté nos amis. | We had pestered our friends. |
vous | vous aviez embêté | Vous aviez embêté vos collègues. | You had pestered your colleagues. |
ils | ils avaient embêté | Ils avaient embêté leurs voisins. | They had pestered their neighbors. |
elles | elles avaient embêté | Elles avaient embêté leurs professeurs. | They had pestered their teachers. |
Other Conjugations for Pester.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb pester
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb pester
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb pester
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb pester
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb pester
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb pester
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb pester (this article)
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb pester
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb pester
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb pester
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb pester
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb pester
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb pester
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb pester
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb pester
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb pester
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb pester
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Pester – 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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