Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb pieuter
Introduction to the verb pieuter
The English translation of pieuter is “to sleep” or “to go to bed”. It is pronounced as “pee-yuh-teh” in its infinitive form.
The word pieuter comes from the Old French word “piot”, meaning “bed”, and the suffix “-er” which denotes the verb form. It is most often used in informal or colloquial expressions in everyday French.
In the Plus-que-parfait tense, pieuter is used to describe an action that was already completed in the past. It is formed by conjugating the verb avoir (to have) in the Imperfect tense and adding the past participle of pieuter, which is “pieuté”.
Here are 3 examples of pieuter in the Plus-que-parfait tense with their English translations:
- J’avais déjà pieuté quand tu es arrivé. (I had already gone to bed when you arrived.)
- Il avait pieuté tard la nuit précédente. (He had slept late the previous night.)
- Nous avions pieuté chez nos amis après la fête. (We had slept at our friends’ place after the party.)
Table of the Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of pieuter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’avais pieuté | J’avais pieuté sur le canapé. | I had slept on the couch. |
tu | tu avais pieuté | Tu avais pieuté dans ton lit. | You had slept in your bed. |
il | il avait pieuté | Il avait pieuté dans la chambre. | He had slept in the bedroom. |
elle | elle avait pieuté | Elle avait pieuté sur le matelas. | She had slept on the mattress. |
on | on avait pieuté | On avait pieuté sur le divan. | One had slept on the sofa. |
nous | nous avions pieuté | Nous avions pieuté dans le dortoir. | We had slept in the dormitory. |
vous | vous aviez pieuté | Vous aviez pieuté sur le futon. | You had slept on the futon. |
ils | ils avaient pieuté | Ils avaient pieuté dans la tente. | They had slept in the tent. |
elles | elles avaient pieuté | Elles avaient pieuté dans le hamac. | They had slept in the hammock. |
Other Conjugations for Pieuter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb pieuter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb pieuter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb pieuter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb pieuter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb pieuter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb pieuter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb pieuter (this article)
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb pieuter
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb pieuter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb pieuter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb pieuter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb pieuter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb pieuter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb pieuter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb pieuter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb pieuter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb pieuter
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Pieuter – 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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