Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb photocopier
Introduction to the verb photocopier
The English translation of the French verb photocopier is “to photocopy.” It is pronounced “fo-to-koh-pee-ay.”
The word photocopier is a combination of the Greek roots “phōtos” meaning “light” and “kopy” meaning “copy.” It was first used in the 20th century and has since become a widely used term in many languages.
In everyday French, the verb photocopier 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 an action that was completed before another past action or point in time.
Here are three examples of the verb photocopier in the Plus-que-parfait tense, along with their English translations:
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J’avais déjà photocopié les documents avant que le professeur n’arrive. (I had already photocopied the documents before the teacher arrived.)
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Tu avais photocopié les feuilles de cours quand j’ai demandé des copies. (You had photocopied the handouts when I asked for copies.)
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Ils avaient photocopié leurs passeports avant le départ pour leur voyage. (They had photocopied their passports before leaving for their trip.)
Table of the Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of photocopier
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’avais photocopie | J’avais photocopie le document. | I had photocopied the document. |
tu | tu avais photocopie | Tu avais photocopie la feuille. | You had photocopied the sheet. |
il | il avait photocopie | Il avait photocopie le rapport. | He had photocopied the report. |
elle | elle avait photocopie | Elle avait photocopie la photo. | She had photocopied the photo. |
on | on avait photocopie | On avait photocopie le contrat. | One had photocopied the contract. |
nous | nous avions photocopie | Nous avions photocopie le livre. | We had photocopied the book. |
vous | vous aviez photocopie | Vous aviez photocopie les papiers. | You had photocopied the papers. |
ils | ils avaient photocopie | Ils avaient photocopie le rapport. | They had photocopied the report. |
elles | elles avaient photocopie | Elles avaient photocopie les documents. | They had photocopied the documents. |
Other Conjugations for Photocopier.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb photocopier
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb photocopier
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb photocopier
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb photocopier
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb photocopier
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb photocopier
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb photocopier (this article)
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb photocopier
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb photocopier
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb photocopier
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb photocopier
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb photocopier
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb photocopier
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb photocopier
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb photocopier
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb photocopier
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Photocopier – 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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