Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb pétuner
Introduction to the verb pétuner
The English translation of the French verb pétuner is “to smoke.” It is pronounced as “peh-toon-ay.”
The word pétuner comes from the Old French word “petun” which means tobacco. It is most often used in everyday French in the Plus-que-parfait tense (past perfect tense), which is used to talk about an action that was completed in the past before another action took place.
Here are three simple examples of using pétuner in the Plus-que-parfait tense with their respective English translations:
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J’avais pétuné avant d’aller au cinéma. (I had smoked before going to the cinema.)
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Tu avais pétuné toute la nuit. (You had been smoking all night.)
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Ils avaient pétuné avant de se mettre au travail. (They had smoked before getting to work.)
Table of the Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of pétuner
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’avais pétuné | J’avais pétuné avant d’aller me coucher. | I had smoked before going to bed. |
tu | tu avais pétuné | Tu avais pétuné dans le jardin. | You had smoked in the garden. |
il | il avait pétuné | Il avait pétuné pendant la pause. | He had smoked during the break. |
elle | elle avait pétuné | Elle avait pétuné avec ses amis. | She had smoked with her friends. |
on | on avait pétuné | On avait pétuné sur la terrasse. | One had smoked on the terrace. |
nous | nous avions pétuné | Nous avions pétuné en regardant la télé. | We had smoked while watching TV. |
vous | vous aviez pétuné | Vous aviez pétuné avant le dîner. | You had smoked before dinner. |
ils | ils avaient pétuné | Ils avaient pétuné en rentrant du travail. | They had smoked when coming back from work. |
elles | elles avaient pétuné | Elles avaient pétuné en discutant. | They had smoked while talking. |
Other Conjugations for Pétuner.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb pétuner
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb pétuner
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb pétuner
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb pétuner
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb pétuner
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb pétuner
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb pétuner (this article)
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb pétuner
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb pétuner
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb pétuner
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb pétuner
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb pétuner
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb pétuner
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb pétuner
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb pétuner
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb pétuner
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb pétuner
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Pétuner – 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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