Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb prédisposer
Introduction to the verb prédisposer
The English translation of the French verb prédisposer is “to predispose.” The infinitive form is pronounced as “pray-dee-poh-zay.”
Prédisposer comes from the prefix “pré-” meaning “before” and the verb “disposer” meaning “to arrange.” As a whole, it means “to arrange beforehand,” or “to predispose.”
In everyday French, prédisposer 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 happened before another action in the past.
Here are three simple examples of its usage in the Plus-que-parfait tense, with their respective English translations:
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J’avais été prédisposé à aimer la musique dès mon plus jeune âge.
(Translation: I had been predisposed to love music from a young age.) -
Elle avait été prédisposée à la maladie depuis sa naissance.
(Translation: She had been predisposed to the illness since birth.) -
Ils avaient été prédisposés à réussir grâce à leur éducation.
(Translation: They had been predisposed to succeed thanks to their education.)
Table of the Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of prédisposer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’avais prédisposé | J’avais prédisposé mon corps à la maladie. | I had predisposed my body to the illness. |
tu | tu avais prédisposé | Tu avais prédisposé ton esprit à la colère. | You had predisposed your mind to anger. |
il | il avait prédisposé | Il avait prédisposé son âme à la tristesse. | He had predisposed his soul to sadness. |
elle | elle avait prédisposé | Elle avait prédisposé son enfant à l’échec scolaire. | She had predisposed her child to academic failure. |
on | on avait prédisposé | On avait prédisposé le public à la controverse. | One had predisposed the public to controversy. |
nous | nous avions prédisposé | Nous avions prédisposé notre esprit à la défaite. | We had predisposed our minds to defeat. |
vous | vous aviez prédisposé | Vous aviez prédisposé votre corps à la fatigue. | You had predisposed your body to fatigue. |
ils | ils avaient prédisposé | Ils avaient prédisposé leur enfant à la réussite. | They had predisposed their child to success. |
elles | elles avaient prédisposé | Elles avaient prédisposé leur corps à la maladie. | They had predisposed their bodies to illness. |
Other Conjugations for Prédisposer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb prédisposer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb prédisposer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb prédisposer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb prédisposer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb prédisposer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb prédisposer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb prédisposer (this article)
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb prédisposer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb prédisposer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb prédisposer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb prédisposer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb prédisposer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb prédisposer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb prédisposer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb prédisposer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb prédisposer
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Prédisposer – 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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