Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb photographier
Introduction to the verb photographier
The English translation of the French verb photographier is “to photograph”. It is pronounced “fo-toe-gra-fee-ay”.
Photographier comes from the French word “photographie”, which in turn comes from the Greek words “phos” (light) and “graphos” (writing). It was first used in French in the mid-19th century.
In everyday French, photographier is most often used in the Plus-que-parfait tense, which is the past perfect tense. This tense is used to talk about an action that was completed before another past action.
Example 1: J’avais déjà photographié ce monument avant de partir en vacances. (I had already photographed this monument before leaving for vacation.)
Example 2: Tu avais photographié ces fleurs avant qu’elles ne fanent. (You had photographed these flowers before they wilted.)
Example 3: Ils avaient photographié toute la famille avant de les envoyer aux grands-parents. (They had photographed the whole family before sending them to the grandparents.)
Table of the Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of photographier
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’avais photographié | J’avais photographié le coucher de soleil. | I had photographed the sunset. |
tu | tu avais photographié | Tu avais photographié tes amis. | You had photographed your friends. |
il | il avait photographié | Il avait photographié la nature. | He had photographed nature. |
elle | elle avait photographié | Elle avait photographié son chat. | She had photographed her cat. |
on | on avait photographié | On avait photographié la ville. | One had photographed the city. |
nous | nous avions photographié | Nous avions photographié la fête. | We had photographed the party. |
vous | vous aviez photographié | Vous aviez photographié le paysage. | You had photographed the landscape. |
ils | ils avaient photographié | Ils avaient photographié leur famille. | They had photographed their family. |
elles | elles avaient photographié | Elles avaient photographié leur chien. | They had photographed their dog. |
Other Conjugations for Photographier.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb photographier
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb photographier
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb photographier
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb photographier
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb photographier
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb photographier
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb photographier (this article)
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb photographier
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb photographier
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb photographier
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb photographier
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb photographier
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb photographier
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb photographier
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb photographier
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb photographier
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Photographier – 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
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