Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb poiler
Introduction to the verb poiler
The English translation of the French verb poiler is “to spoil.” It is pronounced as “pwah-lay” in its infinitive form.
The word poiler comes from the Latin word “pilare,” meaning “to strip.” In everyday French, it is most often used in the Plus-que-parfait tense, which is the past perfect tense in English. This tense is used to describe an action that was completed before another action in the past.
Three simple examples of poiler in the Plus-que-parfait tense are:
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J’avais déjà spoilé la fin du film avant que mes amis ne le regardent. (I had already spoiled the ending of the movie before my friends watched it.)
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Tu avais spoilé la surprise en parlant du cadeau d’anniversaire avant la fête. (You had spoiled the surprise by talking about the birthday gift before the party.)
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Les enfants avaient spoilé le jeu en regardant les réponses sur internet. (The children had spoiled the game by looking up the answers online.)
English translations:
- I had already spoiled
- You had spoiled
- The children had spoiled
Table of the Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of poiler
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’avais pôlé | J’avais pôlé le pain. | I had baked the bread. |
tu | tu avais pôlé | Tu avais pôlé les gâteaux. | You had baked the cakes. |
il | il avait pôlé | Il avait pôlé les croissants. | He had baked the croissants. |
elle | elle avait pôlé | Elle avait pôlé la tarte. | She had baked the pie. |
on | on avait pôlé | On avait pôlé les biscuits. | One had baked the cookies. |
nous | nous avions pôlé | Nous avions pôlé les baguettes. | We had baked the baguettes. |
vous | vous aviez pôlé | Vous aviez pôlé les pains au chocolat. | You had baked the chocolate croissants. |
ils | ils avaient pôlé | Ils avaient pôlé les éclairs. | They had baked the éclairs. |
elles | elles avaient pôlé | Elles avaient pôlé les muffins. | They had baked the muffins. |
Other Conjugations for Poiler.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb poiler
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb poiler
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb poiler
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb poiler
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb poiler
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb poiler
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb poiler (this article)
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb poiler
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb poiler
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb poiler
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb poiler
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb poiler
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb poiler
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb poiler
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb poiler
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb poiler
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb poiler
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Poiler – 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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