Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb piloter
Introduction to the verb piloter
The English translation of the French verb piloter is “to pilot” or “to fly.” It is pronounced as pee-luh-tay in the infinitive form.
Piloter is derived from the Latin word “pilotare,” meaning “to steer or navigate a ship.” It entered the French language in the late 19th century with the rise of aviation. In everyday French, piloter is most commonly used to refer to the act of flying an aircraft or controlling a vehicle.
In the Plus-que-parfait tense, piloter is used to talk about an action that had been completed before another action in the past. Here are three simple examples of its usage in this tense, along with their English translations:
- J’avais piloté l’avion avant de devenir pilote. (I had flown the plane before becoming a pilot.)
- Tu avais déjà piloté un bateau auparavant. (You had already piloted a boat before.)
- Il avait piloté un hélicoptère pendant la guerre. (He had piloted a helicopter during the war.)
In all these examples, piloter is used to describe a completed action in the past that preceded another past action. It is often used in combination with the auxiliary verb “avoir” (to have) in the Plus-que-parfait tense.
Table of the Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of piloter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’avais piloté | J’avais piloté l’avion. | I had piloted the plane. |
tu | tu avais piloté | Tu avais piloté le bateau. | You had piloted the boat. |
il | il avait piloté | Il avait piloté le drone. | He had piloted the drone. |
elle | elle avait piloté | Elle avait piloté la voiture. | She had piloted the car. |
on | on avait piloté | On avait piloté le char. | One had piloted the tank. |
nous | nous avions piloté | Nous avions piloté le navire. | We had piloted the ship. |
vous | vous aviez piloté | Vous aviez piloté l’hélicoptère. | You had piloted the helicopter. |
ils | ils avaient piloté | Ils avaient piloté le sous-marin. | They had piloted the submarine. |
elles | elles avaient piloté | Elles avaient piloté le ballon. | They had piloted the balloon. |
Other Conjugations for Piloter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb piloter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb piloter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb piloter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb piloter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb piloter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb piloter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb piloter (this article)
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb piloter
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb piloter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb piloter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb piloter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb piloter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb piloter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb piloter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb piloter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb piloter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb piloter
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Piloter – 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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